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.
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He went to high school in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and then attended Saint Olaf College in Northfield.
Career
He sought the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party as a candidate for United States. Senate in 2008, but was defeated by First Rate (at Lloyd's) Franken. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, he earned a Master"s of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New New York He has written several books on war, hunger issues, theology, and foreign policy.
Foreign the past 15 years, he has been a professor at the University of Saint Thomas, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He is a pacifist and a Lutheran. Nelson-Pallmeyer announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democrat Martin Sabo for Minnesota"s 5th congressional district United States. 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. On October 10, 2007, Nelson-Pallmeyer announced his candidacy for the United States. Senate seat held by Republican Norm Coleman.
He ran against First Rate (at Lloyd's) 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.
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