Al Doty
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 12B district
In office
January 3, 2007  January 3, 2011
Preceded byGreg Blaine
Succeeded byMike LeMieur
Personal details
Born (1945-10-19) October 19, 1945
Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
SpouseDonna
Children2
ResidenceRoyalton, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Morris
University of Manitoba
Professionsenior citizen advocate, educator, legislator

Al Doty (born October 19, 1945) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 12B, which includes portions of Crow Wing and Morrison counties.[1] A Democrat, he was first elected in 2006 when he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Greg Blaine.[2] He was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Mike LeMieur in the 2010 general election.[3]

Biography

Doty taught social studies, coached wrestling, and was technology coordinator at Pierz High School in Pierz from 1968 until he retired in 1999. After retiring, he went to work as a senior citizen advocate for Horizon Health, Inc. in Pierz.

In 2004, Doty ran for the District 12B seat as an Independence Party candidate against Rep. Blaine and DFL-endorsed candidate Bob Keeton. Blaine won the election.[4] In March 2006, he was asked by the DFL Party to run as their candidate after Bob Keeton dropped out. He won the election by 582 votes.[5] In 2008, he was challenged by Little Falls city councilman Mike LeMieur. He was re-elected by a narrow margin of 76 votes.[6] In 2012, Doty ran for the Minnesota Senate in the redrawn District 9 and was defeated by Paul Gazelka.[7]

Doty served on the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee and on that committee's subcommittee for Veterans Affairs. He was also a member of the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division, and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division.[1]

Electoral history

2012 Minnesota Senate Election District 9[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Al Doty 17,687 46.22%
Republican Paul Gazelka 20,527 53.65%
2008 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Al Doty 10,071 50.11% -1.59%
Republican Mike LeMieur 9,995 49.73% +1.52%
Write-ins 33 .16% +.06%
Margin of victory 76 .38% -3.11%
Turnout 20,099 87% +14%
Democratic (DFL) hold Swing
2006 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Al Doty 8,615 51.7% +14.25%
Republican Greg Blaine 8,033 48.21% -1.86%
Write-ins 16 .1% +.02%
Margin of victory 582 3.49%
Turnout 16,664 73% -25%
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican
2004 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Greg Blaine 9,933 50.07% -6.83%
Democratic (DFL) Bob Keeton 7,430 37.45% -5.64%
Independent Al Doty 2,460 12.4%
Write-ins 16 .08% +.07%
Margin of victory 2,530 12.56% -1.25%
Turnout 19,839 98% +20%
Republican hold Swing

Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election.

References

  1. 1 2 "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Doty, Al". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. "Election Reporting". Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  3. http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101103/NEWS01/111020063/LeMieur-wins-House-District-12B%5B%5D
  4. "Election Reporting". Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. 2004-12-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Election Reporting". Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  7. 1 2 "Results for All State Senate Races". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.


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