Kevin Blaum
| Kevin Blaum | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 121st district |
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In office January 6, 1981 – November 30, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard F. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Day Pashinski |
| Constituency | Part of Luzerne County (District seat - Wilkes-Barre) |
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| Born |
June 4, 1952 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ann |
| Children | Caroline Blaum, Elizabeth Blaum |
| Residence | Kingston, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Scranton |
| Occupation | College preparatory school admissions, Teacher |
| Religion | Christian |
Kevin J. Blaum (born June 4, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a former American politician who was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 121st Legislative district of Pennsylvania for nearly three decades.
He is a 1970 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He earned a degree in Education and Political Science from the University of Scranton in 1974. He taught Government and American History at Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre from 1975 until 1980. In 1975, he was elected to serve on the Wilkes-Barre City Council at the age of 23 in spite of his young age and placement at last on the ballot. Blaum's extensive door-to-door canvassing effort, which he claims hit "all doors in the city of Wilkes-Barre," played a significant part in securing his victory.
He was first elected to represent the 121st legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980 after defeating longtime Democratic incumbent Bernard F. O'Brien in a primary and easily trouncing a Republican opponent in the general election. The door-to-door campaign of Blaum again carried him to an impressive win, especially in the primary against the legendary O'Brien.
In 1994, Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey awarded a $19.2 million state grant to construct the 10,000 seat Mohegan Sun Arena—initially dubbed the Northeastern Pennsylvania Convention Center—in Blaum's district. Blaum served as Chairman of the Arena Authority supervising the construction and management of the arena, and helped to lure Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League to become primary tenants of the arena.
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