Ted Mondale | |
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 Mondale in 1976 | |
| Chairman of theMetropolitan Council | |
| In office January 7, 1999 – January 6, 2003 | |
| Governor | Jesse Ventura |
| Preceded by | Curtis W. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bell |
| Member of theMinnesota 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 (1957-10-12)October 12, 1957 (age 68) Minneapolis,Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Walter Mondale (father) Joan Mondale (mother) Eleanor Mondale (sister) William Mondale (brother) |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD) |
Theodore Adams Mondale (born October 12, 1957) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of theMinnesota Senate from 1991 to 1997.[1] He is the elder son of the late formerU.S. Vice PresidentWalter Mondale and the lateJoan Mondale.[2][3]
After graduating from the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell Law School, Mondale joined the law firm of Lakin Hoffman Daily and Lindgren in 1987, where he worked as an Associate Attorney in the Administrative Law Department.
In 2003, Mondale founded NAZCA Solutions Inc.,[4] a company that developed and implemented a SaaS Property Title Automated Service for the property settlement services industry. At NAZCA Mondale raised over $11 million of start up capital for the life of the company. In 2011, he was named the Vice President of Strategy and Research at Greater MSP,[5] a newly created regional economic development organization.
From 1991 to 1997, Mondale was a member of theMinnesota Senate.[2] During his time in the Senate Mondale also served as the Vice President of Public Sector Services for United Healthcare.
In 1998, he sought the Democratic primary nomination for Minnesota governor in1998.
In 1999, Mondale was appointed the Chair of theMetropolitan Council by then GovernorJesse Ventura[6] to oversee the seven county regional government body in charge of regional planning, transit, wastewater operations, regional parks and affordable housing in theTwin Cities.
In 2011, he was also named chair of theMetropolitan Sports Facilities Commission by GovernorMark Dayton.[7] In 2012, Mondale was named the CEO of the newly formedMinnesota Sports Facilities Authority.[1] As CEO of the MSFA, Mondale was the Dayton's administration's point person for getting the stadium's public financing passed by the legislature and was responsible with overseeing the state's investment in the new $1.2 billion stadium.[8]
Mondale read a eulogy written by his father on the occasion of the2025 state funeral of former PresidentJimmy Carter.[9]
Mondale was married to Pam Burris, with whom he has three children; the couple separated in 2011 and divorced in 2013.[10][11] Mondale married Rebecca Mondale in 2014.
Mondale's sister,Eleanor Mondale, was a television personality who died ofbrain cancer at the age of 51 in 2011.[12]
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