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Jack I. Kleinbaum (February 26, 1917 – August 3, 1988) was an American businessman and politician. Kleinbaum was born in
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, and attended the Minneapolis vocational high school. During
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, he worked in the Seattle-Tacoma shipyard. In 1947, he and his family moved to
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, where he owned and managed Jack's Outlet Stores, Inc. Kleinbaum served on the St. Cloud City Council from 1960 to 1964. In 1964, he ran for mayor of St. Cloud and lost by 43 votes. Kleinbaum served three terms each in the
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as a
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from 1967 to 1972 and the
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from 1973 to 1980. Although he was Jewish, an uncommon religion in St. Cloud, he won elections in a city and legislative districts with a large Catholic electorate. He died at St. Cloud Hospital after suffering heart problems and other ailments. Funeral services were held at a Catholic church and he was buried in a Jewish cemetery in
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.'Jack Kleinbaum dies at 71, former legislator from St. Cloud,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), Pat Pfeifer, August 5, 1988, pg. 6B


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1917 births 1988 deaths Businesspeople from Minneapolis Politicians from Minneapolis Politicians from St. Cloud, Minnesota Minnesota city council members Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Democratic Party Minnesota state senators {{Minnesota-politician-stub