Wendell R. Anderson

Wendell R. Anderson
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office December 30, 1976 – December 29, 1978
Appointed by	Rudy Perpich
Preceded by	Walter Mondale
Succeeded by	Rudy Boschwitz
33rd Governor of Minnesota
In office January 4, 1971 – December 29, 1976
Lieutenant	Rudy Perpich
Preceded by	Harold LeVander
Succeeded by	Rudy Perpich
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office January 8, 1963 – January 4, 1971
Preceded by	Bill Dosland
Succeeded by	John C. Chenoweth
Constituency	49th district (1963–67) 44th district (1967–71)
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 37th district
In office January 6, 1959 – January 8, 1963
Preceded by	S. L. Beanblossom
Succeeded by	George A. French
Personal details
Born	Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-02-01)February 1, 1933 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	July 17, 2016(2016-07-17) (aged 83) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Christine McKee ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1990)​
Children	3
Education	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1955–1957 (active) 1957–c. 1963 (reserve)
Rank	First Lieutenant

Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson (February 1, 1933 – July 17, 2016) was an American politician and hockey player who served from 1971 to 1976 as the 33rd governor of Minnesota. In late 1976, he resigned as governor in order to be appointed to the U.S. Senate, after Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States. Anderson served in the Senate for almost two years, but after losing the 1978 Senate election to Rudy Boschwitz, he resigned a few days before the end of his term to give Boschwitz seniority.^[1][2]