# David Gaither

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{{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](/source/Edward_C._Oliver)
| successor          = [Terri Bonoff](/source/Terri_Bonoff)
| party              = [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age |1957|03|04}}
| birth_place        = [Plymouth, Minnesota](/source/Plymouth%2C_Minnesota)
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = [marketing](/source/marketing), [legislator](/source/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](/source/Minnesota_Senate) who represented District 43, which included portions of [Minnetonka](/source/Minnetonka), [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth%2C_Minnesota) and [Medicine Lake](/source/Medicine_Lake%2C_Minnesota).<ref>https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/38683/david-gaither</ref> A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), he was elected in 2002 and served three years before resigning to become Governor [Tim Pawlenty's](/source/Tim_Pawlenty) chief of staff.

==Political career==
Gaither served in the [Minnesota Senate](/source/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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Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Plymouth, Minnesota
Category:Republican Party Minnesota state senators
Category:Chiefs of staff to the governor of Minnesota
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature

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