Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. is an American lobbyist, attorney, and politician. From 2003 to 2009 he served as a U.S. Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002 he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party , Coleman became a Republican in 1996. He lost his 2008 Senate reelection bid to Al Franken by 312 votes out of over 3 million cast. As of 2019, he is the most recent Republican to have represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. Wikipedia
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