Norm Coleman

A Senator from Minnesota. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 17, 1949. B. A. , Hofstra University. J. D. , University of Iowa 1976. Attorney. Chief prosecutor for Minnesota state attorney general. Minnesota state solicitor general. Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota 1993-1998. Elected as a Republican to the U. S. Senate in 2002, and served from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2009. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2008, having failed in his bid to challenge the results of the election.