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Wendell R. Anderson

Wendell Anderson
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United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
December 30, 1976 – December 29, 1978
Preceded by Walter Mondale
Succeeded by Rudy Boschwitz
33rd Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 4, 1971 – December 29, 1976
Lieutenant Rudy Perpich
Preceded by Harold LeVander
Succeeded by Rudy Perpich
Personal details
Born Wendell Richard Anderson
(1933-02-01)February 1, 1933
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died July 17, 2016(2016-07-17) (aged 83)
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Mary McKee
Alma mater University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1956–1957

Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson (February 1, 1933 – July 17, 2016) was an American politician and the 33rd governor of Minnesota, serving from January 4, 1971, to December 29, 1976. In late 1976, he resigned as governor in order to be appointed to the U.S. Senate after Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States. Anderson served in the Senate from December 30, 1976, to December 29, 1978 (after losing the 1978 Senate election to Rudy Boschwitz, he resigned a few days before the end of his term to give Boschwitz seniority).

Anderson was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1933. He attended Saint Paul's Johnson High School and the University of Minnesota, where he received a B.A. in 1954. He served in the United States Army in 1956-57 and earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1960.

Anderson played defense for the University of Minnesota from 1951 to 1954, and was a member of the U.S. hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. Long after his on-ice career ended, he was drafted by the Minnesota Fighting Saints in the inaugural World Hockey Association draft of 1972, in what was seen as a publicity stunt. (Not to be outdone, another WHA team selected Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin.) While flattered, Anderson chose to remain governor.


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