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Current Office: U.S. Senate
Brooklyn native joined Minnesota Attorney General out of law school in 1976, eventually became the state’s solicitor general. Was elected mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a Democrat but switched parties three years later. Mounted an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 1998, losing in a three-way race won by independent party candidate Jesse Ventura. In 2002, defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale to assume the late Paul Wellstone's U.S. Senate seat.
Primary Sponsor: of S.630, Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.2047, Flood Insurance Disclosure Act
Committees: Senate Aging; Small Business; Agriculture; Homeland Security; Foreign Relations
Top Industry Contributors: UnitedHealth Group, Travelers Cos., Wells Fargo
Contact Information:
320 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5641
www.colemanforsenate.com