Wadley, Denis.

Denis Wadley was active in the revitalization of the Minnesota chapter of Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) in the late 1960s and served as its vice chairman for one year before being elected chairman at the age of 29 in 1969. He held this office for three years and served the following year as the organization's executive director. In later years, he functioned as executive secretary and vice president. Wadley was an active member of the national ADA from 1961 and was also involved with the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a number of other political organizations.

Born and raised in Minneapolis, Wadley was a graduate of DeLaSalle High School and held degrees from Mankato State College and the University of Minnesota. He worked as a librarian, high school teacher, legal researcher, and book reviewer, and served as an aide to then Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich. Wadley ran an unsuccessful campaign in 1973 for a position on the Minneapolis Library Board.

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