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I think that Minnesota is different because we are proving that tri-partisan government could work, that you do not need to necessarily be a Democrat or a Republican to be successful at governing.

Jesse Ventura

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Jesse Ventura
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 15
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My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.
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