Preceded by Philip Hill Residence Des Moines, Iowa Grandparents Nigel Norman Spouse(s) Dan Johnston Party Conservative Party | Parents Torquil Norman Succeeded by Jo Ann Trucano Name Norman Jesse Uncles Mark Norman | |
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Born November 9, 1937
Des Moines, Iowa ( 1937-11-09 ) Died May 28, 2000(2000-05-28) (aged 62) Role British Politician · jessenorman.com Education Merton College, Oxford, University of Oxford, University College London, Eton College Books Edmund Burke: Philosop, After Euclid, Compassionate Conservatism: What It Is, The Big Society: The Anat | ||
Political party Iowa Democratic Party | ||
Norman G. Jesse (November 9, 1937 – May 28, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician from Des Moines, Iowa. A member of the Iowa Democratic Party, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1981. Jesse was gay; his partner for more than 35 years was Dan Johnston, who also served in the Iowa House. Neither Johnston nor Jesse was publicly out as gay during their careers in politics. They maintained separate residences across the street from each other and rarely spent the night together in the same bed.
Jesse attended Harriet B. Stowe Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School and Des Moines Technical High School, graduating in January 1956. He received a B.S. degree from Iowa State University in 1961, majoring in industrial administration. He then went to Drake University Law School, where he earned an L.L.B. in 1964.
