{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Al Doty | image = | state_house = Minnesota | state = Minnesota | district = 12B | term_start = January 3, 2007 | term_end = January 3, 2011 | preceded = Greg Blaine | succeeded = Mike LeMieur | party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|10|19}} | birth_place = Minnesota | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota Morris<br>University of Manitoba | profession = senior citizen advocate, educator, legislator | spouse = Donna | children = 2 }}
'''Al Doty''' (born October 19, 1945) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 12B, which includes portions of Crow Wing and Morrison counties.<ref name="leg.state.mn.us">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15254 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Doty, Al |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref> A Democrat, he was first elected in 2006 when he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Greg Blaine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |accessdate=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165614/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |archivedate=2011-07-18 }}</ref> He was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Mike LeMieur in the 2010 general election.<ref>http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101103/NEWS01/111020063/LeMieur-wins-House-District-12B{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Biography== 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. Blaine won the election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |date=2004-12-22 |accessdate=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718170113/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |archivedate=2011-07-18 }}</ref> In March 2006, he was asked by the DFL Party to run as their candidate after Bob Keeton dropped out. He won the election by 582 votes.<ref>[http://aldoty.homestead.com/index.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821100544/http://aldoty.homestead.com/index.html |date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref> In 2008, he was challenged by Little Falls city councilman Mike LeMieur. He was re-elected by a narrow margin of 76 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/Cross_PLD.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |accessdate=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928150928/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/Cross_PLD.asp?M=LG&LD=12B |archivedate=2011-09-28 }}</ref> In 2012, Doty ran for the Minnesota Senate in the redrawn District 9 and was defeated by Paul Gazelka.<ref name="MNSOS"/>
Doty served on the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee and on that committee's subcommittee for Veterans Affairs. 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.<ref name="leg.state.mn.us" />
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin | title=2012 Minnesota Senate Election District 9<ref name="MNSOS">{{cite web|title=Results for All State Senate Races |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/AllStateSenate/1 |publisher=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State |accessdate=November 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110025144/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/AllStateSenate/1 |archivedate=November 10, 2012 }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = Al Doty |votes = 17,687 |percentage = 46.22% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Paul Gazelka |votes = 20,527 |percentage = 53.65% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=2008 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = Al Doty |votes = 10,071 |percentage = 50.11% |change = -1.59% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party of Minnesota |candidate = Mike LeMieur |votes = 9,995 |percentage = 49.73% |change = +1.52% }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Write-ins |candidate = |votes = 33 |percentage = .16% |change = +.06% }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 76 |percentage = .38% |change = -3.11% }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 20,099 |percentage = 87% |change = +14% }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2006 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = Al Doty |votes = 8,615 |percentage = 51.7% |change = +14.25% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party of Minnesota |candidate = Greg Blaine |votes = 8,033 |percentage = 48.21% |change = -1.86% }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Write-ins |candidate = |votes = 16 |percentage = .1% |change = +.02% }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 582 |percentage = 3.49% |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 16,664 |percentage = 73% |change = -25% }} {{ Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |loser = Republican Party of Minnesota }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party of Minnesota |candidate = Greg Blaine |votes = 9,933 |percentage = 50.07% |change = -6.83% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = Bob Keeton |votes = 7,430 |percentage = 37.45% |change = -5.64% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician)|Independent |candidate = Al Doty |votes = 2,460 |percentage = 12.4% |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Write-ins |candidate = |votes = 16 |percentage = .08% |change = +.07% }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 2,530 |percentage = 12.56% |change = -1.25% }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 19,839 |percentage = 98% |change = +20% }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Republican Party of Minnesota |swing = }} {{Election box end}} Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{MN-legdb|15254}} * [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=12B Rep. Doty Web Page] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100331144638/http://aldoty.com/ Rep. Doty Campaign Web Site]
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