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Patty Wetterling is an advocate of children's safety particularly focused on protecting children from abduction and abuse. Her advocacy began after her son was abducted in 1989. She is also currently running for a seat in the United States Congress representing Minnesota.Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and later moved to St. Joseph, Minnesota, where she raised four children with her husband Jerry. On October 22, 1989, their son Jacob Wetterling, then 11 years old, was abducted at gunpoint by a masked man. An extensive search was carried out, but Jacob and the abductor have not yet been found. Four months after the abduction, the Wetterlings founded the Jacob Wetterling Foundation , a non-profit organization dedicated to education about child safety .
Wetterling was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in the 2004 U.S. House of Representatives race for Minnesota's sixth Congressional district. She eventually lost a tight race to the Republican Party incumbent, Mark KennedyMark Kennedy (born April 11 1957), is an American politician. Kennedy has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001. He represented the 2nd District of Minnesota during the 107th Congress (2001-2003). The reapportio. Wetterling decided to run in the race after Stillwater, MinnesotaStillwater is a city located in Washington County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,143. It is the county seat of Washington County 6. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area lawyer Janet Robert withdrew. In the 2002 U.S. House of Representatives election, Robert spent $2 million in an unsuccessful bid against Kennedy.
Also in early 2004, news reports circulated that new evidence is being considered in the abduction of her son. News outlets in the Twin CitiesThe Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the surrounding area is the most highly-populated area in Minnesota and the 15th-largest metropolitan area in the United States as of the 2000 census. Minneapolis is the largest city in the state, and nearby indicated that another boy had been assaulted not long before Jacob disappeared. PoliceFor the band, see The Police. For the Polish town, see Police, Poland. Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. The word comes from the French, and less directly from the Greek pol were also ruling out the long-held belief that the abductor had gotten away in a car.
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