He represented the old districts 45, 46, and 65, which changed through the years due to legislative redistricting, and included portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
[1] Born in Saint Paul, Coleman served as a Signalman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during World War II.
[1] Prior to his career in advertising, he was a high school teacher for two years in the rural town of Tyler, Minnesota.
He left his first wife, the mother of his seven children, to marry Deborah Howell, who was 14 years his junior.
The divorce and betrayal cost him his relationship with then-governor Rudy Perpich, who was a devout Catholic.