Jerome Blatz (December 26, 1923 – August 20, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician. 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. 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. References 1923 births 2009 deaths People from Bloomington, Minnesota University of Notre Dame alumni Harvard Law School alumni Military personnel from Minnesota Minnesota lawyers Republican Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers