Warren Spannaus

Warren Richard Spannaus (December 5, 1930 – November 27, 2017) was an American politician from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and the Attorney General of Minnesota from 1971 until 1983.^[1] Spannaus graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1963.^[2] He was elected attorney general in 1970 and assumed office on January 4, 1971. Spannaus was re-elected to the position twice, in 1974 and 1978, serving from 1971 to 1983. At the 1980 Democratic National Convention He won two votes for the presidential nomination In 1982, he ran for Governor of Minnesota as the DFL-endorsed candidate but lost the primary election to former DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, who went on to win the general election. Spannaus joined the Minneapolis-based law firm of Dorsey & Whitney.^[3] Spannaus married Marjorie Clarkson and had three children.

Warren Spannaus
26th Attorney General of Minnesota
In office January 4, 1971 – January 3, 1983
Governor	Wendell R. Anderson Rudy Perpich Al Quie
Preceded by	Douglas M. Head
Succeeded by	Skip Humphrey
Personal details
Born	Warren Richard Spannaus (1930-12-05)December 5, 1930 St. Paul, Minnesota
Died	November 27, 2017(2017-11-27) (aged 86) St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Spouse	Marjorie Clarkson
Profession	Attorney

References

1. Who's who in American Law. November 1977. ISBN 9780837935010.
2. Corrine Charais, Political Action Among Alumni, Perspectives, Spring 2007 (page 18).
3. Larry Splett, Former Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack Joins Dorsey & Whitney, April 12, 2007.

• Warren Spannaus profile, Our Campaigns.com

Legal offices
Preceded by Douglas M. Head	Minnesota Attorney General 1971 – 1983	Succeeded by Skip Humphrey
Party political offices
Preceded by Wayne H. Olson	Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Minnesota 1970, 1974, 1978	Succeeded by Skip Humphrey
Preceded by Rudy Perpich	Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate, Minnesota DFL State Convention 1982	Succeeded by Rudy Perpich