Paul Wellstone | |
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| United States Senator from Minnesota | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – October 25, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Rudy Boschwitz |
| Succeeded by | Dean Barkley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul David Wellstone July 21, 1944 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | October 25, 2002 (aged 58) Eveleth, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Wellstone (1944–2002) |
| Children | David Wellstone Mark Wellstone Marcia Wellstone (1969–2002) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash in Eveleth, Minnesota in 2002.
A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wellstone was a leader of the progressive wing of the national Democratic Party.
