{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jim Davnie | image = Jim Davnie 2010.jpg | image_size = 210px | alt = Davnie in 2010 | state_house = Minnesota | district = 63A | prior_term = 62A (2001–2013) | term_start = January 3, 2001 | term_end = January 2023 | preceded = Lee Greenfield | succeeded = | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|4|13}} | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota | occupation = Educator, chef, legislator | spouse = Cara Letofsky | children = 2 }}
'''James T. Davnie''' (born April 13, 1959) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 63A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a teacher.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10126 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Davnie, Jim |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and career== Davnie graduated from Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington, then went to the University of Minnesota, earning his B.S. in psychology and social work in 1988 and his M.Ed. in education in 1995. He worked as a professional chef, and has been a teacher at Buffalo Community Middle School in Buffalo since 1989.<ref name="state1"/><ref name="votesmart1">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=54646 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Jim T. Davnie - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=1959-04-13 |access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Davnie was first elected in 2000. He served 11 terms in office and retired in 2022, choosing not to run for reelection.<ref name="state1" />
==Personal life== Active in his community through the years, Davnie was a member of Minneapolis' Seward Neighborhood Group from 1996 to 2000 and was also a representative on the Community Advisory Committee for the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit. He is a past president and member of the governing board of Education Minnesota (1999–2001).<ref name="votesmart1"/>
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== External links == {{MN-legdb|10126}} * [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10126 Rep. Davnie Web Page] * [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=201 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Jim Davnie] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=54646 Project Votesmart - Rep. Jim Davnie Profile]
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