gerald, brekke, gerald, wayne, brekke, september, 1922, march, 2006, minnesota, politician, educator, unsuccessfully, united, states, senate, 1976, minnesota, secretary, state, 1978, united, states, house, representatives, 2000, assistant, director, special, p. Gerald Wayne Brekke September 1 1922 March 28 2006 was a Minnesota politician and educator who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1976 Minnesota Secretary of State in 1978 and United States House of Representatives in 2000 He was Assistant Director of Special Projects in the Office of Overseas Dependent Education for the United States Department of Defense from 1974 1975 an appointment made by President Gerald Ford 1 Brekke was a Professor of Education at Gustavus Adolphus College from 1962 to 1987 where he taught thousands of students and established the Minnesota Student Teachers Association After retiring he became a general contractor building over forty homes for low income families in Saint Peter Minnesota Brekke served in the 8th Army Air Corps during World War II where he was a reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper Brekke earned his bachelor s degree from Concordia College in Moorhead master s degree from the University of Southern California and Ed D from the University of North Dakota 2 References Edit Steil Mark Profile The 2nd District Race Minnesota Public Radio Retrieved 2014 02 22 Gerald W Brekke Obituary INFORUM Retrieved 2014 02 22 Party political officesPreceded byClark MacGregor Republican nominee for U S Senator from Minnesota Class 1 1976 Succeeded byDavid DurenbergerPreceded byArlen Erdahl Republican nominee for Minnesota Secretary of State1978 Succeeded byMark Hanson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Brekke amp oldid 1127146902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
