Minnesota governor-elect Jesse Ventura
MIN98110805 - 8 NOVEMBER 1998 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA: Vikings owner Red McCombs (right) congratulates governor-elect Jesse Ventura after giving him a Minnesota Vikings jersey during a halftime ceremony, November 8. Ventura, a former pro-wrestler, is the first Reform Party candidate to become a governor. UPI. iw/bk/Bruce Kluckhohn
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UPI Almanac for Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 2 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, one of the Republican Party's rising stars, announced Tuesday he would not seek a third term as the state's governor.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Democratic Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has jumped past incumbent Norm Coleman in the wake the Republican's harsh attack ads, a poll indicates.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Al Franken of "Saturday Night Live" fame easily beat a last-minute opponent Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Followers of one-time Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul met in Minneapolis Tuesday as a counter-rally to the Republican National Convention.
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 14 (UPI) -- Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said Monday he will not run for the U.S. Senate this year unless "God comes and speaks to me."
SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 12 (UPI) -- Jesse Ventura, the former pro wrestler, actor and ex-governor of Minnesota, has talked with advisers about possibly running for the U.S. Senate, officials said.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 17 (UPI) -- Poll results suggest former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura would hurt both Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken if Ventura were to enter the Senate race.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21 (UPI) -- Authorities in St. Paul, Minn., said two high school students who toured the State Capitol may face charges after they allegedly defaced three portraits.
