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Wellstone Action is a 501(c)(4) progressive advocacy organization. The organization is named after Paul Wellstone, a U.S. Senator who died in a plane crash along with his wife Sheila on October 25, 2002. In late 2002, Wellstone's surviving children founded the group to carry on Wellstone's populist approach to progressive politics. The group trains progressive activists candidates for political office.[1][2]
Tim Walz, elected to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in 2006, was the progressive training program’s first successful candidate on the federal level.[3]
References
- ^ Stone, Gene (2007). The Bush Survival Bible: 250 Ways to Make It Through the Next Four Years Without Misunderestimating the Dangers Ahead, and Other Subliminable Strategeries. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780307416964.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Franken, Al (October 25, 2012). "Paul Wellstone's Legacy, 10 Years Later". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Horrigan, Marie (October 17, 2006). "Minn. Roundup: Walz a Legit Barrier to Gutknecht in 1st District". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2015.