- Warren Spannaus
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name= Warren Spannaus
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order= 26th
office= Minnesota Attorney General
term_start=January 4 ,1971
term_end= January, 1983
predecessor=Douglas M. Head
successor=Skip Humphrey
birth_date= birth date and age |1930|12|05
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death_date=
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spouse= Marjorie Clarkson
profession=Attorney
party=Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
footnotes=Warren R. Spannaus (born
December 5 ,1930 ) is an Americanpolitician from theDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and former Attorney General ofMinnesota . Spannaus graduated from theUniversity of Minnesota Law School in 1963. [Corrine Charais, [http://www.law.umn.edu/uploads/images/5532/702569_Perspectives.spring.pdf Political Action Among Alumni] , "Perspectives", Spring 2007 (page 18).] He was electedattorney general in 1970 and assumed office onJanuary 4 ,1971 . Spannaus was reelected to the position twice, in 1974 and 1978, serving from 1971–1983. In 1982, he ran forGovernor of Minnesota as the DFL endorsed candidate but lost the primary election to (1976–79) previous DFL GovernorRudy Perpich , who went on to win the general election. Spannaus joined the Minneapolis based law firm ofDorsey & Whitney and is now retired. [Larry Splett, [http://www.dorsey.com/news/news_detail.aspx?FlashNavID=news_pressroom&header=release&id=253742803 Former Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack Joins Dorsey & Whitney] , April 12, 2007.] Spannaus married Marjorie Clarkson and had three children: Christine, David, and Laura.References
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=41565 Warren Spannaus profile] , Our Campaigns.com
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