| Jerome M. Hughes | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | President of the Minnesota Senate |
| Term Start: | 1987 |
| Term End: | 1993 |
| Preceded: | Florian Chmielewski |
| Succeeded: | Allan Spear |
| Order2: | 4th |
| Office2: | President of the Minnesota Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1983 |
| Term End2: | 1987 |
| Preceded2: | John T. Davies |
| Succeeded2: | Florian Chmielewski |
| Office3: | Minnesota State Senator |
| Term Start3: | January 1967 |
| Term End3: | January 1993 |
| Party: | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1929 |
| Death Place: | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| Alma Mater: | St. Thomas College University of Minnesota Wayne State University |
| Occupation: | Educational Researcher |
| Spouse: | Audrey Lackner |
| Children: | Bernardine, Timothy, Kathleen, Rose Marie, Margaret, and John |
| Residence: | St. Paul, Minnesota |
Jerome M. Hughes (October 1, 1929 - June 26, 2015) was an American educator and politician.
Hughes graduated from Cretin High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from University of St. Thomas, his master's degree from University of Minnesota, and his doctorate from Wayne State University. Hughes taught in high school and was a coach. He was a community educator administrator and public policy consultant with the St. Paul School District. He also taught at the University of Minnesota.[1]
From Maplewood, Minnesota, Hughes was elected to the Senate in 1966, and served for 26 years in the body. He became chair of the education committee in 1973, and was elected President of the Senate in 1983, a position he would hold—save for during a special session in 1987—for the remainder of his time in office. Hughes was a Democrat. Hughes retired from the Senate in 1993.[2]