Congressman Keith Ellison Files For Legal Separation

Minneapolis, MN…Back in 2006 when Keith Ellisonhistory for context. Today's Star Tribune story
was running for Martin Sabo CD-5 seat he wasputs the emphasis on Mrs. Ellison's multiple
plagued by such things as unpaid parking ticketssclerosis:
and a campaign finance fine levied against him forKim Ellison, the wife of Democratic congressional
repeated failure to file finance reports on time. candidate Keith Ellison, on Friday took responsibility
For some reason his wife Kim assumedfor her husband's late campaign finance reports,
responsibility for the lapses.  Below is how onesaying that she has struggled for several years
blog posting described how Kim Ellison covered forwith multiple sclerosis.
her husband of 19 years:Kim Ellison, the wife of Democratic congressional
Kim Ellison is the wife of Keith Ellison, thecandidate Keith Ellison, on Friday took responsibility
DFL-endorsed candidate for Minnesota's Fifthfor her husband's late campaign finance reports,
District congressional seat. Yesterday Mrs. Ellisonsaying that she has struggled for several years
took the fall for her husband's repeated infractionswith multiple sclerosis.
of Minnesota's campaign finance law. She also"I kept thinking, ‘I can figure this out. I can do
took the fall for her husband's legal difficultiesthis,'" said Kim Ellison, 42, who served as her
resulting in the suspension of his driver's license onhusband's campaign treasurer during his state
occasions so numerous he could not recall themHouse races. Keith Ellison was elected to the
all. Mrs. Ellison not only took the fall, she attributedHouse in 2002, the year Kim Ellison said she
it to her multiple sclerosis. At Soliah.com, Gregreceived the diagnosis.
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