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Leadership of Jesse Ventura
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The person of my choice just so happens to be the 38th person to govern the state of Minnesota: Jesse Ventura. Governor Jesse Ventura to was elected to take office January 4th, 1999 and his term just ended January 6th of this year. He was elected as a Reform Party candidate, but later switched to the Independence Party. Since becoming governor, he had not curbed his flamboyant side that was evident since his days as a professional wrestler. Ventura has on more that one occasion upset a large portion of Minnesota’s citizens by his words or actions. There were a lot of questions concerning the type of leader he represents and his ethical framework while he was governor of Minnesota. Jesse Ventura was born in Minneapolis in 1951. He graduated high school in South Minneapolis before attending a community college in North Hennepin for one year. His college career ended when he entered the Navy and was trained as a SEAL. He served for six years in the Navy, four on active duty and two in the reserves. His Naval career took him to active fighting in Vietnam. Ventura then earned an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1973, which at the time he was 22. He enjoyed an eleven-year career in professional wrestling. Jesse “the body” Ventura started his wrestling career in the Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. After his time in the AWA he moved up to the more popular World Wrestling Federation. He developed a medical condition in 1986 that sustained his active wrestling competition. Faced with retiring from pro wrestling, Ventura quickly became one of the most flamboyant announcers in wrestling history. During his time announcing he became a successful actor. He starred in many movie, most notably The Running Man, Predator, and Batman & Robin. After his acting career declined, he was a commentator for NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers before coming a talk show host for KSTP-AM in the Twin City area. He resigned from radio broadcasting to pursue a successful bid for the mayoralty of Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis.
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