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Anderson, Wendell Richard  "Wendy"  

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House 1959-62 (District 37); Senate 1963-66 (District 49); Senate 1967-70 (District 44)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 02/01/1933 Date of Death:    
Birth Place:  Saint Paul, Minnesota Birth County:     Ramsey Birth Country:   United States
Other Names:   Wendy  
Gender:   Male Religion:   
City of Residence (when first elected):   Saint Paul

Occupation (when first elected):   Law Student

EDUCATION
Johnson High School, St. Paul; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota; B.A.; 1954
Attended Graduate School; History
University of Minnesota, Law School; LL.B.; 1960; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1960

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military United States Army Reserves (Intelligence Unit) ??/??/19?? to ??/??/19??
Military United States Army (Infantry Officer) ??/??/1956 to ??/??/1957
State Governor Minnesota Elected 01/04/1971 to 12/29/1976
U.S. Senator Minnesota Appointed 12/30/1976 to 12/29/1978
Board of Regents University of Minnesota, 6th Congressional District 03/19/1985 to ??/??/1997

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse/Partner:  Single (when first elected); Mary Christine McKee Anderson (married August 11, 1963)
Children:  Two children: (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES
He resigned as Governor of Minnesota to replace Walter Mondale in the United States Senate.

He ran and lost as the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 1978.

He represented the United States in the 1956 Olympic Games (hockey) at Cortina, Italy.

He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
SESSIONS SERVED
Legislative Session: 66 (1969-1970)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/8/1966 Term of Office: 1/3/1967 to 1/4/1971 
District: 44 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:
Commerce
Elections and Reapportionment
Finance
Judiciary
Labor
Public Highways
Legislative Session: 65 (1967-1968) 
Body: Senate Elected: 11/8/1966 Term of Office: 1/3/1967 to 1/4/1971 
District: 44 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:
Commerce
Election and Reapportionment
Finance
Judiciary
Labor
Public Highways
Legislative Session: 64 (1965-1966)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1962 Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 1/2/1967 
District: 49 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:
Cities of the First Class
General Legislation
Judiciary
Labor
Public Welfare
Legislative Session: 63 (1963-1964)    Photo
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Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1962 Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 1/2/1967 
District: 49 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:
Cities of the First Class
Judiciary
Labor
Public Buildings
Public Welfare
Legislative Session: 62 (1961-1962) 
Body: House Elected: 11/8/1960 Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963 
District: 37 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:

Legislative Session: 61 (1959-1960) 
Body: House Elected: 11/4/1958 Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/2/1961 
District: 37 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Law Student  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus     
Committees:

 

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