What party was Paul Wellstone, the Minnesota United States Senator, and the person The Wellstone Action group, the 501(c)(4) advocacy organization named for, from?
Wellstone Action Wellstone Action is a 501(c)(4) progressive advocacy organization founded by Jeff Blodgett. Based in Minnesota, it trains community organizers, student activists, campaign staff, progressive candidates and elected officials. The organization is named after Paul Wellstone, a U.S. Senator who died in a plane crash along with his wife Sheila and daughter Marcia on October 25, 2002. After Wellstone's death, his surviving children and former campaign manager founded the group to carry on Wellstone's populist approach to progressive politics.
Sandy Pappas Sandra L. "Sandy" Pappas (born June 15, 1949) is a Minnesota politician and former President of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 65, which includes portions of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.