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University of Minnesota Morris.
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Al Doty
Edit Profilepolitician member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Career
A Democrat, he was first elected in 2006 when he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Greg Blaine. He was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Mike LeMieur in the 2010 general election. 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.
In March 2006, he was asked by the DFL Party to run as their candidate after Bob Keeton dropped out. In 2008, he was challenged by Little Falls city councilman Mike LeMieur. He was re-elected by a narrow margin of 76 votes.
In 2012, Doty ran for the Minnesota Senate in the redrawn District 9 and was defeated by Paul Gazelka. Doty served on the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee and on that committee's subcommittee for Veterans Affairs.
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Politics
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
Membership
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.
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Political Party
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party