Jerome M. Hughes

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Jerome M. Hughes
6th President of the Minnesota Senate
In office 1987–1993
Preceded by	Florian Chmielewski
Succeeded by	Allan Spear
4th President of the Minnesota Senate
In office 1983–1987
Preceded by	John T. Davies
Succeeded by	Florian Chmielewski
Minnesota State Senator
In office January 1967 – January 1993
Personal details
Born	(1929-10-01) October 1, 1929
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Audrey Lackner
Children	Bernardine, Timothy, Kathleen, Rose Marie, Margaret, and John
Residence	St. Paul, Minnesota
Alma mater	St. Thomas College University of Minnesota Wayne State University
Occupation	Educational Researcher

Jerome M. Hughes (born October 1, 1929) is a Minnesota politician, a former legislator, and a former President of the Minnesota Senate. Hughes was elected to the Senate in 1966, and served for 26 years in the body. He became chair of the education committee in 1973, and was elected President of the Senate in 1983, a position he would hold—save for during a special session in 1987—for the remainder of his time in office.

Hughes retired from the Senate in 1993.^[1]

References

↑ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

Political offices
Preceded by Florian Chmielewski	President of the Minnesota Senate 1987–1993	Succeeded by Allan Spear
Preceded by John T. Davies	President of the Minnesota Senate 1983–1987	Succeeded by Florian Chmielewski

v t e Presidents of the Minnesota Senate

Lt. Governor (1858-1973)	Holcombe Donnelly Sherwood Armstrong Yale Barto Wakefield Gilman Rice Ives Clough Day Gibbs L. Smith Jones Eberhart E. Smith Gordon Burnquist Sullivan Frankson Collins Nolan Adams Arens Solberg Petersen Richardson Lindsten Anderson Thye Miller Anderson Nelsen Rolvaag Keith Goetz Perpich

Senate-Elected (1973-present)	Olson Gearty Davies Hughes Chmielewski Hughes Spear Samuelson Metzen Fischbach Pappas

Persondata
Name	Hughes, Jerome M.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 1, 1929
Place of birth
Date of death
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