Minnesota

Sen. Paul Wellstone is a solid labor supporter. This year’s race against former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman is extremely close, with political pundits calling it a tossup.

Wellstone has a record of accomplishment in his 12 years in the Senate. He and Senator Jim Jeffords worked to open up borders to allow drug re-importation so Americans could buy cheaper prescription drugs. A former college professor and a master grassroots political organizer, Wellstone led a successful fight to raise the federal minimum wage, and he supported legislation to prevent corporations from raiding seniors’ pension funds. Wellstone also sponsored a law consolidating separate federal vocational education, adult education, and job training programs and improving coordination among programs.

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