Supporters Over the Years
Senator Paul Wellstone
A native of Arlington, Virginia and a former professor at Carleton College in Minnesota, Paul Wellstone was elected to the United States Senate in 1990. Re-elected in 1996, Paul focused on issues such as government reform, education, agriculture, small business, and health care as well as domestic violence. Recognized as a national leader in the effort to prevent domestic violence, he fought for the Violence Against Women Act, and sponsored many pieces of legislation aimed at protecting women and children from the ravages of domestic violence. Senator Wellstone's Violence Reduction Training Act to better train health professionals to recognize instances of domestic abuse was signed into law by President Clinton in December 1993.
Sheila Wellstone
After the election of her husband, U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, Sheila focused her work on preventing violence and protecting victims of domestic violence. Serving on many national and Minnesota advisory committees in this issue area, Sheila was also appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Violence Against Women Advisory Council in 1995. As the working partner of her husband, Sheila lent her expertise to the development of Senator Wellstone's domestic violence legislative agenda. In addition, she and Senator Wellstone hosted an art exhibit on Capitol Hill every year in October, National Domestic Violence Awareness month, to raise awareness about domestic violence. Sheila helped craft and testified on behalf of the victims of Abuse Access to Health Insurance Act. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, she and Senator Wellstone lived in both North Carolina and Minnesota while raising three children and enjoying three grand children.
We are saddened by the tragic deaths of these two leaders, along with their daughter and staff members, in a plane crash on Oct. 25, 2002.
Supporters over the years:
American Association of University Women
Attorneys Generals
Bishops
Business and Professional Women
Churches / synagogues
Colleges and Universities
Corporations
Family members and survivors
Girl Scouts
Governor’s Offices
High schools
Interested individuals
Junior Leagues
Men’s violence prevention groups
National Coalitions Against Domestic Violence
National Council of Jewish Women
National Organization for Women
Nurses groups
Poets, artists, writers
Police Departments
Prisons
Soroptimist Clubs
Theater groups
Women's centers
Women's religious organizations
Women’s shelters
YWCAs
Senator Paul Wellstone
A native of Arlington, Virginia and a former professor at Carleton College in Minnesota, Paul Wellstone was elected to the United States Senate in 1990. Re-elected in 1996, Paul focused on issues such as government reform, education, agriculture, small business, and health care as well as domestic violence. Recognized as a national leader in the effort to prevent domestic violence, he fought for the Violence Against Women Act, and sponsored many pieces of legislation aimed at protecting women and children from the ravages of domestic violence. Senator Wellstone's Violence Reduction Training Act to better train health professionals to recognize instances of domestic abuse was signed into law by President Clinton in December 1993.
Sheila Wellstone
After the election of her husband, U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, Sheila focused her work on preventing violence and protecting victims of domestic violence. Serving on many national and Minnesota advisory committees in this issue area, Sheila was also appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Violence Against Women Advisory Council in 1995. As the working partner of her husband, Sheila lent her expertise to the development of Senator Wellstone's domestic violence legislative agenda. In addition, she and Senator Wellstone hosted an art exhibit on Capitol Hill every year in October, National Domestic Violence Awareness month, to raise awareness about domestic violence. Sheila helped craft and testified on behalf of the victims of Abuse Access to Health Insurance Act. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, she and Senator Wellstone lived in both North Carolina and Minnesota while raising three children and enjoying three grand children.
We are saddened by the tragic deaths of these two leaders, along with their daughter and staff members, in a plane crash on Oct. 25, 2002.
Supporters over the years:
American Association of University Women
Attorneys Generals
Bishops
Business and Professional Women
Churches / synagogues
Colleges and Universities
Corporations
Family members and survivors
Girl Scouts
Governor’s Offices
High schools
Interested individuals
Junior Leagues
Men’s violence prevention groups
National Coalitions Against Domestic Violence
National Council of Jewish Women
National Organization for Women
Nurses groups
Poets, artists, writers
Police Departments
Prisons
Soroptimist Clubs
Theater groups
Women's centers
Women's religious organizations
Women’s shelters
YWCAs