Jerome L. Blaska
Jerome L. Blaska (July 4, 1919 – May 2, 2000) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Blaska was born on July 4, 1919, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to John M. Blaska and Rose Schuster Blaska.[1][2][3] His father, John, was also a member of the Assembly. During World War II, he served in the United States Army in the Aleutian Islands.[2] Blaska later became a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. In 1948, he married Helen Curl.[1][2] They had six children,[1][2] two of whom became supervisors of Dane County, Wisconsin. Blaska died on May 2, 2000.[1] He was Roman Catholic.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]Blaska was elected to the Assembly in 1959 and was re-elected in 1960, 1962, and 1964.[1] In addition, he was a member of the Sun Prairie School Board.[1] He was a Democrat.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Miller, Brooke (May 10, 2000). "Blaska Made Sun Prairie a Better Place to Live". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. p. 53. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jerome L. Blaska". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. May 4, 2000. p. 53. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blaska, Jerome L. 1919 - 2000". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
External links
[edit]- People from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Catholics from Wisconsin
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 1919 births
- 2000 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Wisconsin politicians