Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson is an American politician and was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. In late 1976, he resigned the governor's office in order to be named U.S. Senator to replace Walter Mondale, who had been elected Vice President of the United States. He served in the U.S. Senate from December 30, 1976 until his term ended on December 29, 1978. Anderson faced backlash from voters when he arranged to have himself appointed to the U.S. Senate vacated by Walter Mondale by resigning the governorship. He was not reelected to the Senate. [More at Wikipedia]

February 1st, 1933 in Saint Paul  /  Died:   Jul 17th, 2016 - pneumonia