Background
Ritchie, Donald Mark was born on December 21, 1951 in Newnan, Georgia, United States. Son of Alfred Ernest and Sarah Ellen (Young) Ritchie.
Ritchie, Donald Mark was born on December 21, 1951 in Newnan, Georgia, United States. Son of Alfred Ernest and Sarah Ellen (Young) Ritchie.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1971. Master of Science in International Law, University Amsterdam, 1994.
Executive director, Center Rural Studies, San Francisco, 1976-1981; research manager, Miller Meester Advertising, Bloomington, Minnesota, 1981-1984; farm policy analyst, Minnesota Department Agriculture, St. Paul, 1984-1987; agriculture trade policy analyst, Minnesota Department Agriculture, St. Paul, 1987-1990; executive director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, since 1990.
Co-chairman, founder League Rural Voters, 1984-1988.
Married Nancy Elinor Gaschott, June 12, 1980. 1 child, Rachel Anne.