Gary Doty

Gary Doty

Infobox Officeholder


name = Gary Doty
caption =
order = 35th Mayor of Duluth
term_start = 1992
term_end = 2004
predecessor = John Fedo
successor = Herb Bergson
birth_date = 1948
birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Democratic-Farmer-Labor
spouse =
profession =
religion =


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Gary Doty (born 1948) is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and a former mayor of that city.

Early life

Doty was born in Duluth and was educated in the public school system there before going on to the University of Minnesota Duluth. After graduating in 1970 with a B.S. in education, he was involved with a Young Advocate Program, which entailed work with children from Correctional Institutions. Doty also taught in the Duluth Public School system.

Political career

In 1974, Doty was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and served for two years ending in 1976.

Doty served on the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners throughout the 1980s.

Doty was elected mayor of Duluth in November 1991, taking office in January 1992. He was subsequently re-elected to two additional four-year terms. He retired from office in January, 2004.

Doty was known for his socially conservative and fiscally moderate governance.

He was a strong promoter of the Great Lakes Aquarium which has required major unplanned subsidies from the City of Duluth since the day it opened.

References

* [http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/01/02_hemphills_duluthmayor/ Minnesota Public Radio article -- A change in the Duluth mayor's office -- January 2, 2004]
* [http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemhc/guides/s2223.htm University of Minnesota Duluth (www.d.umn.edu) -- Northeast Minnesota Historical Center -- Gary Doty reference]

ee also

*List of mayors of Duluth, Minnesota


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