Paul Wellstone
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican politician (1944-2002)
Paul David Wellstone was an American academic, author, and politician. He represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002, sixteen days before that year's election for the seat.
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Wellstone's campaign bus
Official portrait, c. 1990s
Paul and Sheila Wellstone memorial, Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Paul Wellstone Memorial and Historic Site near Eveleth, Minnesota.
Flowers adorn Wellstone's desk in the U.S. Senate chamber, October 28, 2002
Wellstone family grave markers: (L to R), Paul, Sheila, and Marcia.
Wellstone green bus in 2025.Politicians from United States 6
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Paul David Wellstone was an American academic, author, and politician. He represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002, sixteen days before that year's election for the seat. A member of the Democratic Party (DFL), Wellstone was a leader of the populist and progressive wings of the party.
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