Name Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer Role Academic | Spouse Sara Nelson-Pallmeyer | |
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Children Audrey Nelson-Pallmeyer, Naomi Nelson-Pallmeyer, Hannah Nelson-Pallmeyer Parents Audrey Nelson, Wayne Nelson Books Is Religion Killing Us?: Violence i, Jesus Against Christianity, Saving Christianity From Em, School of Assassins: The Case, Harvest of Cain |
Jack nelson pallmeyer the best way to honor veterans is to work to build a decent society
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is an American academic. He sought the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party as a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008, but was defeated by Al Franken.
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- Jack nelson pallmeyer the best way to honor veterans is to work to build a decent society
- Jack nelson pallmeyer
- Background
- 2006 US House election
- 2008 US Senate election
- Books by Jack Nelson Pallmeyer
- References
Jack nelson pallmeyer
Background
Nelson-Pallmeyer was born as the youngest of four brothers to parents Wayne and Audrey Nelson in 1951. He was born and raised in Minnesota. He went to high school in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and then attended St. Olaf College in Northfield. After graduating with a B.A. in political science, he earned a Master's of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He has written several books on war, hunger issues, theology, and foreign policy. For the past 15 years, he has been a professor at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is married to his wife of 34 years, Sara, with whom he has three daughters, Hannah, Audrey and Naomi.
He is a pacifist and a Lutheran.
2006 U.S. House election
Nelson-Pallmeyer announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democrat Martin Sabo for Minnesota's 5th congressional district U.S. House of Representatives seat in early 2006. After Sabo announced he was retiring, several other Democrats announced their intentions to run for the House seat. At the district convention in May, Keith Ellison won the endorsement after Nelson-Pallmeyer withdrew from the endorsement process and threw his support to Ellison, who went on to win the general election.
2008 U.S. Senate election
On October 10, 2007, Nelson-Pallmeyer announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Norm Coleman. He ran against Al Franken for the DFL Party nomination. After a long fight for the party's nomination, culminating at the 2008 State DFL convention in Rochester, Nelson-Pallmeyer lost the nomination to Franken.