Berkelman, Thomas R.
House 1977-83 (District 8B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/2/1949
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Duluth Public and Industrial Relations, Andreson-Ryan Company
EDUCATION
European Study Center, Luxembourg; Attended College;
University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.A.; History and Political Science, 1971
California State University, Long Beach; M.A.; Public Communications and Political Science, 1973
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Duluth, Minnesota (General Advisory Committee for the Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Duluth, Minnesota (Mayor's Manpower Planning Council);
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Seaway Port Authority of Duluth (Assistant to the Director of Industrial Development);
1974 to 1976
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (no longer listed in 1981); Single (listed in 1981); Kathleen Blatz (remarried in 1984, then divorced, after he left the legislature)
Children:
One child
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Kathleen Ann Blatz
- Wife
Jerome V. Blatz
- Father-in-Law
GENERAL NOTES
Body: House
District: 08B
Elected: 11/2/1982
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/4/1983 to 9/12/1983
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Appropriations: Joint Claims
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Appropriations: State Departments Division
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Financial Institutions and Insurance
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Financial Institutions and Insurance: Insurance (Chair)
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Health and Welfare
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Health and Welfare: Departmental Affairs (Chair)
Reason for unfinished term:
Resigned
Session Notes:
He resigned to become a lobbyist for A.T. and T.
Body: House
District: 08B
Elected: 11/4/1980
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/6/1981 to 1/3/1983
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Consultant; Public and Industrial Relations, Andresen-Ryan Company
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
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Appropriations: Joint Claims
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Appropriations: State Departments Division
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Financial Institutions and Insurance
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Health and Welfare
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Health and Welfare: Departmental Affairs
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Local and Urban Affairs
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Local and Urban Affairs: Economic Development (Chair)
Body: House
District: 08B
Elected: 11/7/1978
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/3/1979 to 1/5/1981
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Director, Public and Industrial Relations; Andresesen-Ryan Company
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
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Appropriations: State Departments Division
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Health and Welfare
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Health and Welfare: Health Services
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Local and Urban Affairs
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Local and Urban Affairs: Social, Economic and Physical Development
Body: House
District: 08B
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/4/1977 to 1/2/1979
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Duluth Public and Industrial Relations, Andreson-Ryan Company
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Libraries
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Health and Welfare
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Higher Education
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