Complex sentence: In the same year he ran against the incumbent Senator Norm Coleman in the Republican Party of Minnesota U.S. Senate Primary Election because Dr. Shepard felt Norm Coleman was controlled only by special interest lobbies and did not respond to the wishes or needs of the average Minnesotan.
Split into simpler sentences: In the same year he ran as a Republican against the incumbent Senator Norm Coleman in Minnesota U.S. Senate Primary Election. Shepard contended he felt Norm Coleman was controlled only by special interest lobbies and did not respond to the wishes or needs of the average Minnesotan.