Question: Which state did this male American academic and politician serve as a senator under whom Natalie Ravitz was a prominent staffer?

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S. I. Hayakawa: Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry.  He was an English professor, and served as president of San Francisco State University and then as United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983.

Harold L. Silverman: Harold L. Silverman (born March 1, 1934) is an American politician from Maine.  Silverman represented Calais in the Maine House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 as a Republican.  He resigned from that seat in May 1976, approximately 6 months prior to the general election, to become a staffer for independent governor James B. Longley.  He was elected as an independent to one term (1979-1980) in the Maine Senate, representing a portion of Washington County.  He was the first independent State Senator in over 100 years.

Protesting the Dixie Chicks: Protesting the Dixie Chicks is a documentary by American filmmaker Christopher Fleeger, independently released on DVD in 2006.  The film captures the storm of controversy ignited by the remarks of Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Texas pop-country trio the Dixie Chicks.  On March 10, 2003, Natalie Maines, at a concert in London, stated that her group was "ashamed" to be from the same state as President George W. Bush.  In the man-on-the-street style of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", anonymous fans and protesters are interviewed outside the arenas of the Dixie Chicks 2003 USA tour, while the context of the drama is reenacted with toys and action figures of Natalie Maines, Toby Keith, General John Abizaid, Senator Richard Lugar, Senator John McCain and President George W. Bush.

Daniel Innis: Daniel E. Innis (born April 7, 1963) is an American academic, businessman and politician.  He is a Republican State Senator, representing District 24 in the New Hampshire Senate.  He is also a professor of marketing and hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire.  He served as the Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire from 2007 to 2013, overseeing major developments at the school.  He co-founded the Ale House Inn and the Hotel Portsmouth in historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  On September 7, 2016, he announced the planned opening of the Great Island Inn in New Castle, New Hampshire, in 2017.

William Inboden: William Charles Inboden III (born November 7, 1972) is an American academic, writer, and former White House staffer.  Inboden is the Executive Director and William Powers, Jr.  Chair of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin.  He also serves as an Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law.

Paul Wellstone: Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash in Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002.  A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wellstone was a leader of the progressive wing of the national Democratic Party.

Rebecca Latimer Felton: Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton (June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, lecturer, reformer, and politician who became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, though only serving for one day.  She was the most prominent woman in Georgia in the Progressive Era, and was honored by appointment to the Senate.  She was sworn in November 21, 1922, and served just 24 hours.  At 87 years, nine months, and 22 days old, she was the oldest freshman senator to enter the Senate.  To date, she is also the only woman to have served as a Senator from Georgia.  Her husband William Harrell Felton was a member of the United States House of Representatives and Georgia House of Representatives and she ran his campaigns.  She was a prominent society woman; an advocate of prison reform, women's suffrage and educational modernization; a white supremacist and slave owner; and one of the few prominent women who spoke in favor of lynching.  Bartley reports that by 1915 she "was championing a lengthy feminist program that ranged from prohibition to equal pay for equal work."

Paul D. Miller (academic): Paul D. Miller is an American academic, blogger, and former White House staffer for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.  He is the Associate Director of the The William P. Clements, Jr.  Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin.  He is also an adjunct political scientist at the RAND Corporation, a former officer in the U.S. intelligence community and veteran of the war in Afghanistan.  Miller has written for "The Federalist" website.

Natalie Ravitz: Natalie Ravitz is the Senior Vice President of Communications for the National Football League (NFL).  Previously, Ravitz was Rupert Murdoch’s Chief of Staff at 21st Century Fox and News Corp for three and a half years, tacking on additional responsibilities as Senior Vice President for Strategy towards the end of her tenure.  During her time at 21st Century Fox, Ravitz created the popular Tumblr account "Murdoch Here" which was covered by numerous media outlets.  Prior to this position, Ravitz was the Communications Director for the New York City Department of Education and a prominent staffer for United States Senators Barbara Boxer and Paul Wellstone.

Elizabeth Warren: Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American academic and politician.  A member of the Democratic Party, she is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts.  Warren was formerly a professor of law, and taught at the University of Texas School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and most recently at Harvard Law School.  A prominent scholar specializing in bankruptcy law, Warren was among the most cited law professors in the field of commercial law before starting her political career.

Supporting paragraphs: Natalie Ravitz Paul Wellstone
Answer: Minnesota