Robert Asa Bloomer was born in Proctor, Vermont on November 13, 1921.
[1][2] Bloomer graduated from the University of Vermont in 1943[3] and served as a pilot in the Eighth Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
[9] From 1975 until retiring from the legislature Bloomer was the body's President Pro Tem.
[10][11][12] After leaving the Senate Bloomer practiced law, was involved in several civic organizations, and served as Chairman of the District 1 Environmental Board.
Asa Bloomer was Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945 and served as Senate President in 1949 and 1955, and from 1959 until his death.