David Gaither
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{COI|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Gaither
| caption = David Gaither at The Tubman Museum
| state_senate = Minnesota
| district = 43rd
| term_start = January 7, 2003
| term_end = September 15, 2005
| predecessor = Edward C. Oliver
| successor = Terri Bonoff
| party = Republican Party
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1957|03|04}}
| birth_place = Plymouth, Minnesota
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = marketing, legislator
}}
David C. Gaither ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|eɪ|ð|ər}} {{respell|GAY-dhər}}; born March 4, 1957) is a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 43, which included portions of Minnetonka, Plymouth and Medicine Lake.https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/38683/david-gaither 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 Minnesota Senate from 2003 until 2005.[https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10794 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-David C. Gaither] 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.{{Cite news|title=Gaither Website |url=http://davidgaither.com/davidgaither.com/Personal.html |accessdate=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016221534/http://www.davidgaither.com/davidgaither.com/Personal.html |archivedate=October 16, 2012 }}{{primary source inline|date=October 2012}} In 2005, Gaither resigned from his position as State Senator to assume the role of Chief of Staff under Governor Tim Pawlenty.{{primary source inline|date=October 2012}} In 2006, Gaither resigned from his position as Chief of Staff for Governor Pawlenty.{{Cite web|title=Holsten named DNR Commissioner, Gaither out as Pawlenty’s Chief of Staff|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/12/18/holsten-named-dnr-commissioner-gaither-out-as-pawlentys-chief-of-staff|access-date=2020-10-21|website=MPR News}}
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%
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Category:People from Plymouth, Minnesota
Category:Republican Party Minnesota state senators