{{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.<ref>https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/38683/david-gaither</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10794 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-David C. Gaither]</ref> 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.<ref name="David Gaither Website">{{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 }}</ref>{{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.<ref name="David Gaither Website" />{{primary source inline|date=October 2012}} In 2006, Gaither resigned from his position as Chief of Staff for Governor Pawlenty.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Electoral history== *'''Minnesota Senate District 43 Election 2002'''<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41067</ref> **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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