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Revision as of 14:00, 12 January 2025 by Vycl1994 (talk | contribs) (https://www.hskfhcares.com/obituaries/Sarah-Noel-Jochum?obId=10729737 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/sarah-jochum-obituary?pid=190119430)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Thomas J. Jochum (December 25, 1951 – November 9, 2020) was an American politician.
Jochum was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on December 25, 1951, to parents Alfred Jochum and Lolita Schmitt. He attended Dubuque Wahlert High School and Loras College, both Catholic educational institutions. Jochum was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in his hometown and later served as a delegate to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Jochum met and married Mary Pamela Hingtgen, with whom he had a daughter, Sarah Noel Jochum (1977–2018). In 1991, he married Amy Ward, with whom he raised four children.
Jochum worked for John Deere, and was an active member of the United Auto Workers, including a stint as editor of the Local #94 News. Before pursuing political office himself, Jochum joined the Americans for Democratic Action and supported several Iowa Democratic Party campaigns. Jochum won his first state legislative election in 1974, and served continuously in the Iowa House of Representatives until 1993, all for District 19. By his ninth and final term in office, Jochum had become executive director of Arc of the United States' Iowa branch. After he stepped down from the state legislature, Jochum's first wife Pam ran for office, and was elected. Jochum himself founded a consultancy and advocated for the Meskwaki Nation and the disabled.
Jochum died of cancer on November 9, 2020, at the age of 68.
References
- ^ "Representative Thomas J. Jochum". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Thomas J. Jochum". Des Moines Register. 10–11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- "Sarah Noel Jochum". Des Moines Register. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- Rodriguez, Barbara (31 August 2018). "Sarah Jochum, daughter of prominent Iowa Sen. Pam Jochum, dies". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Tribute to Thomas Jochum". Meskwaki Nation. Retrieved 12 January 2025.