Jim Pehler

Jim Pehler
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 17th district
In office
1981–1990
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byDave Gruenes
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 17B district
In office
1973–1980
Preceded byJack I. Kleinbaum
Succeeded byJoanne Benson
Personal details
Born
James Cletus Pehler

(1942-02-23)February 23, 1942
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 79)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseM. Beverly Rueckert

James Cletus Pehler (February 23, 1942 – September 22, 2021) was an American politician and educator.

Pehler was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and graduated from Fairmont High School in Fairmont, Minnesota, in 1960. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in communications studies from St. Cloud State University in 1965 and 1967. He worked for several television and radio stations in the St. Cloud area as a student. He then taught in the radio and television area of the St. Cloud State University department of mass communication and was an associate professor. Pehler served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1981 to 1990. He was a Democrat. Pehler died at his home in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1][2][3]