1 9 9 8 ▁Category : D rug ▁control ▁law ▁Category : G overn ment ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁Category : L aw ▁enfor cement ▁in ▁Liber ia ▁Category : D ru gs ▁in ▁Liber ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Don ▁N ess ▁( born ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Mayor ▁of ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Democratic - F ar mer - L abor ▁Party . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁N ess ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D ul uth ▁to ▁Don ▁and ▁Mary ▁N ess . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁a ▁small , ▁non - den omin ational ▁Christian ▁church , ▁who ▁also ▁was ▁chap lain ▁at ▁North wood s ▁Children ' s ▁Services . ▁N ess ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁D ul uth ' s ▁public ▁school ▁system , ▁att ending ▁Central ▁High ▁School ▁before ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁D ul uth , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Sie ur ▁du ▁L h ut ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁campus . ▁He ▁later ▁earned ▁an ▁M BA ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁St . ▁Sch ol ast ica . ▁ ▁Career ▁N ess ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁active ▁service ▁to ▁and ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁D ul uth ▁community . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Bridge ▁Sy nd icate , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁people