Robert B. Lessard (born May 18, 1931) is an American former politician in the state of

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. He was born in

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and was a cruise company operator. Lessard is also a veteran of the

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. He was a Minnesota state senator from District 3 from 1977 to 2002. He has three children. Nicknamed "The Old Trapper", Lessard ran for Attorney General of Minnesota in the

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as a

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. It was noted that Lessard was not an attorney, raised hardly any money and had spent decades as a DFLer. Lessard stated that he was running to protect the state's Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which he said Republicans were determined to repeal. He came third in the primary election with 63,722 votes (21.7%).

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