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'''Donald MacKay Fraser''' was an American politician. A [[liberal]] Democrat and protégé of [[Hubert H. Humphrey]], the former Minnesota senator and vice president under [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Fraser sat eight terms in the House of Representatives. He attended the [[1971 Bilderberg meeting]] and was a member of the [Trilateral Commission]]. He later became [[Mayor of Minneapolis]].
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==Education==
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Fraser studied at the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]] until [[1944]] as part of the [[Naval ROTC]]. From [[1944]] to [[1946]] he served as a radar officer in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and was admitted to the bar the same year.<ref name=bio/>
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==Career==
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Fraser worked as a lawyer in Minneapolis.
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He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from [[1954]] to [[1962]]. After that, Fraser moved to the US Congress, to which he was elected as a candidate of the [[Democratic|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]. He represented the state of [[Minnesota]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from January 3, [[1963]] to January 3, [[1979]].
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He was one of the most outspoken opponents of American involvement in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=nyt>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/obituaries/donald-fraser-dead.html</ref>
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Fraser's [[Subcommittee on International Organizations]], pursuing information from a [[Korean]] [[defector]], documented a vast plot, dating to [[1970]], that bestowed cash, gifts, campaign contributions, honorary degrees and other favors on American officials. hTe committee's 447-page report, made public on November 29, 1977, exposed a conspiracy by [[KCIA|South Korean intelligence officials]] and the Rev. [[Sun Myung Moon]] in the [[1970s]] to buy political influence in America and manipulate United States foreign policies and currency laws.<ref name=nyt/>
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In [[1978]], he refrained from running again for a seat in the House of Representatives and instead tried to be elected to the United States Senate. However, this project failed; he was defeated in the primary by Democrat [[Bob Short]], who subsequently lost the Senate election to Republican [[David Durenberger]].<ref name=bio>https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000350</ref>
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Mr. Fraser was a Democratic Party reformer, and from 1974 to 1976 was president of the liberal [[Americans for Democratic Action]].<ref name=nyt/> Following [[Hubert Humphrey]]'s loss to [[Richard Nixon]] in the [[1968 presidential race]], Fraser, along with South Dakota Sen. [[George McGovern]], led a [[Democratic National Committee]] that took 15 months to come up with rules that opened up the party's process for selecting presidential candidates.<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/03/minnesotas-quiet-crusader-don-fraser-reflects-his-career-and-todays-politics/</ref>
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In [[1979]], Fraser was elected mayor of Minneapolis for a two-year term beginning in January [[1980]]. He was re-elected for a four-year term in [[1981]] and [[1985]].<ref name=bio/>
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Fraser lived in Minneapolis until his death in June [[2019]].
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 11 July 2024

Person.png Donald Fraser   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Donald Fraser.jpg
BornDonald MacKay Fraser
20 February 1924
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died2 June 2019 (Age 95)
NationalityUS
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
Children6
SpouseArvonne Skelton
ExposedKoreagate
Member ofTrilateral Commission
PartyDemocratic
Single Bilderberg liberal Congressman, later Mayor of Minneapolis. Trilateral Commission.

Employment.png Mayor of Minneapolis

In office
January 1, 1980 - December 31, 1993

Donald MacKay Fraser was an American politician. A liberal Democrat and protégé of Hubert H. Humphrey, the former Minnesota senator and vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson, Fraser sat eight terms in the House of Representatives. He attended the 1971 Bilderberg meeting and was a member of the [Trilateral Commission]]. He later became Mayor of Minneapolis.

Education

Fraser studied at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis until 1944 as part of the Naval ROTC. From 1944 to 1946 he served as a radar officer in the Pacific Ocean. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and was admitted to the bar the same year.[1]

Career

Fraser worked as a lawyer in Minneapolis.

He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1954 to 1962. After that, Fraser moved to the US Congress, to which he was elected as a candidate of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He represented the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1979.

He was one of the most outspoken opponents of American involvement in the Vietnam War.[2]

Fraser's Subcommittee on International Organizations, pursuing information from a Korean defector, documented a vast plot, dating to 1970, that bestowed cash, gifts, campaign contributions, honorary degrees and other favors on American officials. hTe committee's 447-page report, made public on November 29, 1977, exposed a conspiracy by South Korean intelligence officials and the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in the 1970s to buy political influence in America and manipulate United States foreign policies and currency laws.[2]

In 1978, he refrained from running again for a seat in the House of Representatives and instead tried to be elected to the United States Senate. However, this project failed; he was defeated in the primary by Democrat Bob Short, who subsequently lost the Senate election to Republican David Durenberger.[1]

Mr. Fraser was a Democratic Party reformer, and from 1974 to 1976 was president of the liberal Americans for Democratic Action.[2] Following Hubert Humphrey's loss to Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential race, Fraser, along with South Dakota Sen. George McGovern, led a Democratic National Committee that took 15 months to come up with rules that opened up the party's process for selecting presidential candidates.[3]

In 1979, Fraser was elected mayor of Minneapolis for a two-year term beginning in January 1980. He was re-elected for a four-year term in 1981 and 1985.[1]

Fraser lived in Minneapolis until his death in June 2019.


 

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