Bruce Vento
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Bruce Vento | |
|---|---|
John C. Chenoweth | |
| Succeeded by | Lyndon Carlson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce Frank Vento October 7, 1940 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2000 (aged 60) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Vento
(m. 1959; div. 1993) |
| Children | Michael Vento, Peter Vento, John Vento |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls | |
Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American educator and politician, a
Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district
.
Early life
Vento was born in
St. Paul, Minnesota
prior to entering politics.
Career
Vento served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 until 1976 before entering the House. Vento is recognized for his efforts in cleaning the environment and promoting affordable housing. He is also widely known for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986, which provides federal money for shelter programs.
Legacy
The
St. Paul, Minnesota. Along this path, by the Johnson Parkway just north of Phalen Avenue, a memorial grove has also been named in his honor. The Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a former railroad yard and informal trash dumping area in Lowertown St. Paul is also named for the Congressman, who lived nearby and supported this model reclamation project. East Consolidated Elementary School in St. Paul was renamed Bruce Vento Elementary School in 2000.[1]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act
Vento introduced the first bill in the
Twin Cities and across the United States, including Cherzong Vang, Colonel Wangyee Vang and others to build support for the legislation which took over 10 years to gain the bipartisan support for passage on Capitol Hill, Congress and the White House
.
Death
Vento died in 2000 while still a member of Congress from
pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer, as a result of exposure to asbestos. He had already announced that he would not run for a 13th term in 2000. Since he died a month before the election, no special election or new candidates were needed to replace him. State Representative Betty McCollum
, a fellow DFLer, succeeded him.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (2000–)#2000s
References
- ^ "School History / School History". vento.spps.org. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
External links
- Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
- The Bruce Vento Papers, including extensive records of his congressional service, are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Bruce Vento Elementary School History
- Appearances on C-SPAN