June 18, 2002:
Jesse Ventura, a former pro wrestler who shocked the world -- or at least Minnesota -- when he was elected governor in 1998 as a candidate of the Reform Party, announces he won't seek a second term.
Ventura's term has been marked by clashes with Democrats, Republicans and the media, and recently his popularity among the electorate has declined.
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