Jerome Blatz

Jerome V. Blatz (December 26, 1923 – August 20, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician.

Jerome Blatz
Born	(1923-12-26)December 26, 1923 Bloomington, Minnesota, US
Died	August 20, 2009(2009-08-20) (aged 85)
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
Occupation(s)	lawyer, legislator
Known for	State legislator
Spouse	Kaye Blatz
Children	9; including Kathleen Blatz[1]

Early life and education

Born in Bloomington, Minnesota, Blatz went to Nazareth Hall Prep School in Roseville, Minnesota. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1946 and then received his law degree from Harvard Law School.

Career

He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and was a pilot and weather expert. Blatz practiced law in Bloomington, Minnesota and taught law at the William Mitchell College of Law. He died in a hospital in Edina, Minnesota.^[2] He drafted Bloomington, Minnesota's first City Charter as an attorney, and represented Bloomington in the Minnesota Senate from 1963 to 1965 and from 1967 to 1977. Although elected on a non-partisan basis, he was a registered Republican.^[3][4]