Ted Mondale
Ted Mondale | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 44th district | |
| In office January 8, 1991 – January 6, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Phyllis W. McQuaid |
| Succeeded by | Steve P. Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Adams Mondale October 12, 1957 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Pamela Burris
(m. 1988; div. 2013) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (B.A.) William Mitchell College of Law (J.D.) |
Theodore Adams "Ted" Mondale (born October 12, 1957) is a politician, entrepreneur, and public administrator, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which will oversee the new Minnesota Vikings stadium from conception to operation.[1] He is the elder son of the former United States senator, United States ambassador and Vice President Walter Mondale and Joan Mondale.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification] He is a former Minnesota state senator,[2] former Chairman of the Metropolitan Council, 1999-2003[citation needed], and former CEO of Nazca Solutions, Inc. - a technology fulfillment venture based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[citation needed]
History
After serving in the Minnesota State Senate, Mondale sought the Democratic primary nomination for Minnesota governor in 1998.[citation needed] Coincidentally, the race included three other candidates from families famously connected in Minnesota politics: Skip Humphrey, the son of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey (then Attorney General); Mark Dayton of the Dayton Department Store dynasty (then State Auditor); and Mike Freeman, son of former governor Orville Freeman (then Hennepin County, Minnesota district attorney).[citation needed] Mondale, who was more fiscally moderate than the other candidates and who had distanced himself from labor, did not prevail in the primary.[citation needed]
In 1999, Mondale was appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Council in the Cabinet of Governor Jesse Ventura.[citation needed] He oversaw the initiation of high density housing/retail development in the Twin Cities, as well as light-rail transportation planning from the suburban areas to the central cities.[citation needed] In 2011, he was named chair of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission by Governor Mark Dayton.[4][dead link] In 2012, Mondale was named the CEO of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority.[1][failed verification]
Family
Mondale was married to Pam, with whom he has three children; the couple divorced in 2013.[5][failed verification] Mondale's sister, Eleanor Mondale (1960–2011), was a television personality who had brain cancer from 2005 until her death from the disease at age 51.[6] Mondale's brother, William H. Mondale, born on February 27, 1962, is an assistant Hennepin County Attorney and a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota from 1990 to 2000.[citation needed].
References
- ^ a b http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/160196305.html
- ^ a b "National News Briefs; Ted Mondale Joins Race For Minnesota Governor". New York Times. 1998-01-13. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Walter Mondale Fast Facts". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuHbob4B7H..Rim6fnd9o5E5nYcB?slug=ap-metrodome-roofcollapse
- ^ http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/127071673.html
- ^ The San Francisco Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20110918100133/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/17/national/a084600D12.DTL. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011.
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