Former state rep., presidential appointee Gary Blodgett dies at 83
Former Republican presidential appointee and state representative Gary B. Blodgett, 83, of Clear Lake, died early Wednesday. The longtime Mason City orthodontistâs name was virtually synonymous with north Iowa Republican causes and campaigns for decades. Gary Blodgett, from 2013 Beginning in 1972, when he assisted with President Richard Nixonâs re-election, Blodgett was extensively involved in politics. In 1976, he raised funds for President Gerald Fordâs campaign; between 1980-92, he was actively engaged in the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan and the first President Bu...
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