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    Blatz, Jerome V. "Jerry, Joe"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1963-66 (District 32); Senate 1967-72 (District 27); Senate 1973-76 (District 38)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1923
    Birth Place: Bloomington, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 8/20/2009
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Jerry, Joe
    City of Residence (when first elected): Bloomington
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer/Former Teacher, Minnesota College of Law

    EDUCATION

    Nazareth Hall Preparatory School; Secondary;
    Notre Dame University; B.A.; Political Science, 1946 or 1947
    Harvard University, Law School; LL.B.; 1950

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Navy Air Corps (Pilot, one source says he ended his military service in 1945, another says he served at the end of the Korean War); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mary "Kaye" (married in 1952)
    Children: Nine children: Kathleen, Jeannie, Camille, Anita, Sara, Aimee, and Mary (daughters); Phil, and Joel (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Kathleen Ann Blatz  - Daughter
    Thomas R. Berkelman  - Son-in-Law

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born and raised on a farm.

    He was a member of the Republican Party.

    He went into a coma and died at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the Nativity of Mary Catholic Church in Bloomington, Minnesota. He was buried at Assumption Cemetery.

    Religion provided by his obituary.

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    Total Days Served: 5110

    SESSIONS SERVED

    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 38
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Independent Republican Caucus
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Privacy
    • Judiciary: Private Law Reform
    • Judiciary: Public Law Reform
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Constitutional Amendments
    • Rules and Administration: Interim Commissions
    • Rules and Administration: Joint Rule 20 (Deadlines)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: Senate
    District: 38
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Law Reform
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Interim Commissions
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1971
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Oath Date: 1/5/1971
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Regulated Industries
    • Rules and Administration
    • Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
    • Urban Affairs

    66th Legislative Session (1969-1970) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1969
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
    Oath Date: 1/3/1967
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration and Metropolitan Affairs
    • Civil Administration and Metropolitan Affairs: Metropolitan Problems Division
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance and Liquor Control
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    65th Legislative Session (1967-1968)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1967
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
    Oath Date: 1/3/1967
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration and Metropolitan Affairs
    • Civil Administration and Metropolitan Affairs: Metropolitan Problems Division
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance and Liquor Control

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1965
    Body: Senate
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Civil Administration
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Affairs

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1963
    Body: Senate
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bloomington
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer/Former Teacher, Minnesota College of Law
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Civil Administration
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Affairs
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