{{Short description|American politician (born 1950)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Jerry Janezich | caption = | state = Minnesota | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 5th | term_start = January 5, 1993 | term_end = January 2, 2001 | preceded = Ronald Dicklich | succeeded = David Tomassoni | majority = | office2 = Minnesota State Representative for District 5B | term_start2 = January 3, 1989 | term_end2 = January 5, 1993 | preceded2 = Lona Minne | succeeded2 = David Tomassoni | party = DFL | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|03|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = | alma_mater = St. Cloud State University | occupation = Bartender and small business owner | spouse = Patricia | children = 3 }}
'''Jerry Janezich''' (born March 16, 1950) is a Minnesota politician, a former member of the Minnesota legislature, and a former candidate for the United States Senate. Janezich served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and two terms in the Minnesota Senate.
==Biography== Janezich was born the son of an iron miner on Minnesota's Iron Range. He received a bachelor's degree in speech from St. Cloud State University. Later, he co-founded and operated a bar in his home town of Chisholm, Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200008/21_khoom_janezich/ |title=MPR: Senate Candidate Profile: Jerry Janezich |publisher=News.minnesota.publicradio.org |date=2000-08-16 |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref>
Janezich was first elected to the state house of representatives in 1988, and served two terms, before running successfully for state senate in 1992. In 2000, he sought the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) endorsement for the senate seat held by Republican Sen. Rod Grams. Janezich won the endorsement of his party at its state convention, but lost in the primary election to former State Auditor Mark Dayton.
Janezich retired from politics after his term expired in 2001. He is married, and has three children.<ref>[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10275 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]</ref>
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{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box |title=Minnesota State Senator for the 5th District |years=1993-2001 |before=Ronald Dicklich |after=David Tomassoni}} {{succession box |before=Lona Minne |title=Minnesota State Representative for District 5B |years=1989-1993 |after=David Tomassoni}} {{s-ppo}} {{succession box | title=Endorsed Candidate for United States Senator from Minnesota (Class 1), Minnesota DFL State Convention | before=Ann Wynia | after=Amy Klobuchar | years=2000}} {{s-end}}
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