“I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.”

American media personality, author, former politician, and retired professional wrestler

Jesse Ventura is an American media personality, author, former politician, and retired professional wrestler. He first became widely known through the World Wrestling Federation, and later served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected as a Reform Party candidate, and remains the party’s only contender to win a major government office. His public life spans entertainment, writing, and politics, with his name especially tied to wrestling and his time in Minnesota government.