David C. Gaither ( ; born March 4, 1957) is a former member of the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, 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 State legislature (Unite ...

who represented District 43, which included portions of

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and Medicine Lake. A Republican, he was elected in 2002 and served three years before resigning to become Governor Tim Pawlenty's chief of staff.

Political career

Gaither served in the

from 2003 until 2005. Gaither's endorsements included, Education Minnesota, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Twin West Chamber of Commerce, Taxpayer League of Minnesota and was a member of the Commerce, Capital Investment, E-12 Education Finance, Regulated Utilities, Jobs, Energy and Community Development, and Employee Relations committees. In 2005, Gaither resigned from his position as State Senator to assume the role of Chief of Staff under Governor Tim Pawlenty. In 2006, Gaither resigned from his position as Chief of Staff for Governor Pawlenty.

Electoral history

*Minnesota Senate District 43 Election 2002https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41067 **David Gaither (R), 19,537 votes, 54.18% **Harold Lerner (D), 12,391 votes, 34.36% **Saundra Spigner (I), 4,109 votes, 11.39% **Write-in, 24 votes, .07%

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaither, David 1957 births Living people People from Plymouth, Minnesota Republican Party Minnesota state senators Chiefs of staff to the governor of Minnesota 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature