Jerome M. Hughes (October 1, 1929 – June 26, 2015) was an American educator and politician.

Background

Hughes graduated from

Cretin High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School (CDH) is a private, co-educational Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sister ...

. He then received his bachelor's degree from University of St. Thomas, his master's degree from

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

, and his doctorate from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-l ...

. Hughes taught in high school and was a coach. He was a community educator administrator and public policy consultant with the St. Paul School District. He also taught at the University of Minnesota.

Political career

From

Maplewood, Minnesota Maplewood is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 42,088 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Maplewood is ten minutes' drive from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul. ...

, 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 was a

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. Hughes retired from the Senate in 1993.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
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References

Presidents of the Minnesota Senate Democratic Party Minnesota state senators 1929 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni Wayne State University alumni University of Minnesota alumni University of Minnesota faculty {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub