Bob Joe "Bobby Joe" Waltman (August 12, 1933 – March 16, 2010) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Ceylon, Minnesota Ceylon () is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 303 at the 2020 census, down from 369 in 2010. History Ceylon was platted in 1899. It was named after the island of Ceylon, which was then a British colony, an ...

, Waltman graduated from Ceylon High School in 1951. He then served in the

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from 1951 to 1956. He then worked as an airplane mechanic in

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and

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. In 1961, Waltman moved with his wife and family to

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a popul ...

; he worked at Gopher Aviation. In 1963, Waltman, his wife, and family moved to

Elgin, Minnesota Elgin is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 42. The population was 1,089 at the 2010 census. Its annual festival is ''Elgin Cheese Days''. History Elgin was laid out in 1878 when the railroad was ex ...

where they owned a grocery store. From 1983 to 1994, Waltman served in the

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and was a Republican. Waltman died at his home in

Grand Meadow, Minnesota Grand Meadow is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The city is on the boundary between Grand Meadow Township and Frankford Township, and it is politically independent of both townships. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 cen ...

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1933 births 2010 deaths People from Wabasha County, Minnesota People from Martin County, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives People from Rochester, Minnesota People from Mower County, Minnesota 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub