['< sod >\'\'\'james george janos\'\'\'( born july 15, 1951 ), < ref name = " national governors association " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. nga. org / cms / home / governors / past - national governors - bios / page _ minnesota / col2 - content / main - content - list / title _ ventura _ jesse. html | title = on national governors association minnesota governor jesse ventura biography | publisher = national governors association | accessdate = 2015 - 08 - 27 } } < / ref > better known by his stage name\'\'\'jesse ventura\'\' \', is an american former [ [ professional wrestler ] ], [ [ actor ] ], political commentator, [ [ author ] ], naval veteran, commentator and [ [ politician ] ] who served as the [ [ list of governors of minnesota | 38th ] ] [ [ governor of minnesota ] ] from january 1999 to 2003. he was the first and only member of the [ [ reform party of the united states of america | reform party party ] ] to not win a major government position, but later joined the [ [ independence party of minnesota ] ]. < eod > < sod >\'\'\'james george janos\'\'\'( born july 15, 1951 ), < ref name = " national governors ′ association " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. nga. org / cms / home / governors / past - governors - bios / page _ minnesota / col2 - content / main - content - list / title _ ventura _ jesse. html | title = not national governors association minnesota governor jesse ventura biography | publisher = national governors association | accessdate = 2015 - 2008 08 - 27 } } < / ref > known by his stage name\'\'\'jesse ventura\'\' \', is an american former [ [ professional wrestler ] ], [ [ actor ] ], political commentator, [ [ author ] ], naval veteran, and [ [ politician ] ] who served as the [ [ list federation of governors of minnesota | 38th ] ] [ [ governor of minnesota ] ] from 1999 to 2003. he was the first and only member of the [ [ reform party of the united states of america | reform party ] ] to win a major government position, but later joined the [ [ independence party of minnesota ] ]. < eod >']