Jerome Allan Hertaus (born July 8, 1952) is a

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politician and member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

. A member of the

Republican Party of Minnesota The Republican Party of Minnesota is the oldest active political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Republican Party’s platform is relatively moderate. The party’s main issues are economic growth, education, healthcare, civi ...

, he represents District 33A in the western

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metropolitan area.

Education

Hertaus graduated from

St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park High School is a four-year public high school located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by ''Newsweek'' as #290 in their "List of the 1500 Top High Schools in America," #3 among Minnes ...

. He attended the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

and

North Hennepin Community College North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) is a public community college in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It was founded in 1966 and is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. History The college was founded in 1966 as N ...

. He later attended and graduated from St. Mary's College.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Hertaus was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012.

Personal life

Hertaus is married to his wife, Sharon. They have three children and reside in

Greenfield, Minnesota Greenfield is a city in northwestern Hennepin County, Minnesota. It has a population of 2,903 residents, according to the 2020 United States Census, and is located 26.5 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan St ...

, where he served as mayor.

References

External links

Rep. Jerry Hertaus
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
Rep. Jerry Hertaus
''official campaign website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Hertaus, Jerry 1952 births Living people Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians People from Shakopee, Minnesota