Political analysts described the result as a shock. He believes abortion is a personal matter for women and on the campaign trail refused to accept money from any special interest groups.
Life is too short.
Jesse Ventura, born James Janos in Minneapolis, served from 1991 to 1995 as mayor of Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. He did two tours of duty in Southeast Asia and was a member of the Navy Seals underwater demolition team. More recently, he was a radio talk show host until his candidacy forced him to give up the show. He has also appeared in the movie Predator and on the X-Files TV series. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.