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My Take
Paul Wellstone strikes me as a politician who never quite stopped being a teacher. A political scientist and university lecturer before reaching the Senate, he became a leading voice for Minnesota's populist and progressive wings. I suspect his classroom roots gave him something rarer than slogans: the habit of arguing from real lives rather than abstractions. His death in a plane crash just sixteen days before the 2002 election still feels like a brutal interruption. The words of those cut down mid-mission tend to gain weight over time, and I think a politician who held his convictions this firmly deserves to be remembered.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Wellstone
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ウェルストーン
- Reading
- ぽーる・うぇるすとーん
- Born
- July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / political scientist / university teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Yorktown High School
- University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Wellstone
Frequently asked questions
When was Paul Wellstone born?
July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002.
Where is Paul Wellstone from?
Paul Wellstone is from Washington, D.C., United States.
What does Paul Wellstone do?
Paul Wellstone works as politician, political scientist, university teacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.