What is Norm Coleman?
{{Infobox Senator | name = Norm Coleman | image = Norm Coleman official portrait.jpg | imagesize = | party = [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor]] {{small|(1988–96)}}<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] {{small|(1996–present)}} | jr/sr = United States Senator | state = [[Minnesota]] | term_start = January 3, 2003 | term_end = January 3, 2009 | preceded = [[Dean Barkley]] | succeeded = [[Al Franken]] | order1 = 52nd Mayor of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] | term_start1 = 1994 | term_end1 = 2002 | predecessor1 = [[James Scheibel]] | successor1 = [[Randy Kelly]] | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1949|8|17}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = | death_place = | residence = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S. | occupation = Attorney | spouse = Laurie (Casserly) Coleman (1981–present; 4 children) | alma_mater = [[Hofstra University]] <br /> [[University of Iowa]] College of Law | religion = }} '''Norm Coleman''' (born August 17, 1949) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is a former [[United States Senator]] from [[Minnesota]]. Before becoming a Senator, he was Mayor of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] (1994–2002).<ref>{{cite web|title=Coleman, Norm|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001057|publisher=Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress|access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> He ran for [[Governor of Minnesota]] in [[1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1998]] but lost to [[Jesse Ventura]]. Coleman was born on August 17, 1949 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2009/01/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-norm-coleman |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Norm Coleman |author=Jennifer L. O'Shea |date=7 January 2009 |publisher=US News & World Report |access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> He [[Graduation|graduated]] from [[Hofstra University]]. Coleman received his [[J.D.]] [[Academic degree|degree]] from the [[University of Iowa]]