Editing Joe Robbie (section)

==Politics==
Following his graduation from law school, Robbie worked as a [[State's attorney#Assistant or deputy state's attorneys|deputy state's attorney]] and a professor of [[economics]] at [[Dakota Wesleyan University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joseph Robbie, Jr., Will Address Carroll Students|url=http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|access-date=July 24, 2015|publisher=[[Independent Record]]|date=May 11, 1952|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128140431/http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> In 1948, at 33 years old, Robbie entered politics. He was elected to the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref name=lynch /> In 1950, he ran for [[Governor of South Dakota]] but lost to [[Sigurd Anderson]].<ref name=opens /> The following year, Robbie and his family moved to [[Minneapolis]] at the encouragement of then-mayor [[Hubert H. Humphrey]].<ref name=lynch />

His political and business careers further developed in Minnesota. In addition to operating his own law firm, Robbie served as regional counsel for the [[Office of Price Stabilization]] in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grocery Price Test in Fargo Held Success|url=http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|access-date=July 24, 2015|publisher=[[Austin Daily Herald]]|date=February 11, 1952|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128140431/http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> He was also a charter member of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Commission and chairman of the Minnesota Municipal Commission.<ref name=jones>{{cite journal |last=Millman |first=Joel |date=December 1986 |title=Miami Blitz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-cDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22joe+robbie%22+northern+state+teachers+college&pg=PT23 |journal=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |access-date=July 24, 2015 }}</ref> In addition to working on Humphrey's political campaigns, Robbie represented [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]] at the [[1960 Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=opens /><ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Delegation to the 1960 Democratic National Convention|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MN.html|website=PoliticalGraveyard.com|publisher=[[The Political Graveyard]]|access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>

Robbie also worked as a [[lobbyist]] for the [[tobacco industry]] from the 1960s until his death. In 1963, he appeared before the [[United States Senate]] to voice opposition to a bill which would have regulated [[tobacco advertising]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cigarette Ad Ban Bill Favored|url=http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|access-date=July 24, 2015|publisher=[[Albert Lea Tribune]]|date=April 11, 1963|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128140431/http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> From 1971 until 1989, he was the head of the  Minnesota Candy & Tobacco Distributors Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Joseph Robbie Page|url=http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|website=Smokers History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128140431/http://www.smokershistory.com/Robbie.htm|access-date=July 24, 2015|archive-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref>