Dave Kleis (born January 21, 1964) is an American small business owner and politician who served as the mayor of

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud or Saint Cloud (; ) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the c ...

, from 2005 to 2025. Kleis served in the

Minnesota State Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...

from 1995 to 2005 as a Republican. In the 2005 St. Cloud mayoral election he defeated incumbent John Ellenbecker.

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Living people 1964 births 21st-century mayors of places in Minnesota Mayors of St. Cloud, Minnesota Republican Party Minnesota state senators People from Stearns County, Minnesota 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-mayor-stub