Ken Rothman
Ken Rothman | |
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Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office January 5, 1977 – January 7, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Rabbitt |
| Succeeded by | Bob F. Griffin |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 7, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy E. Meagher |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Lumpe |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 4, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | None (new district) |
| Succeeded by | Leo McKamey |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from St. Louis district 8 | |
| In office January 9, 1963 – January 4, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred A. Speer |
| Succeeded by | None (district eliminated) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Joel Rothman October 11, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2019 (aged 83) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Geraldine Jaffe (divorced) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Kenneth Joel Rothman (October 11, 1935 – April 26, 2019) was an American
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
from 1981 to 1985.
Biography
Rothman was born and raised in
St. Louis and attended public schools. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science
and also received his law degree from Washington University.
Rothman served in the
Speaker of the House
.
In 1980 Rothman was elected Lieutenant Governor, defeating
Governor of Missouri but was defeated by Republican John Ashcroft
.
From 2001, he served of counsel to the law firm of Capes, Sokol, Goodman and Sarachan PC.
Rothman's ex-wife, Geri Rothman-Serot, was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate against
Jew elected to statewide office in the history of Missouri.[1]
Rothman died on April 26, 2019, in St. Louis, at the age of 83.[2] His ex-wife politician Geri Rothman-Serot, a three-time survivor of breast cancer, died a few months later in Florida on July 2, 2019, of a rare form of bone cancer.[3]
References
- ^ "First-jew Elected Lt. Gov. Of Mo". 26 November 1980.
- ^ Erickson, Kurt; Suntrup, Jack (April 26, 2019). "Kenneth Rothman, former Missouri House speaker and lieutenant governor, dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Jefferson City, Missouri. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Geri Rothman-Serot, Missouri's former 'second lady,' dies". 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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