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    Doty, Ralph R.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1971-72 (District 61); Senate 1973-76 (District 8)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Cook, Lake, St. Louis

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/20/1941
    Birth Place: Duluth, Minnesota
    Birth County: St. Louis
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 6/13/2020
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Baptist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Duluth
    Occupation (when first elected): Associate Professor, College of St. Scholastica

    EDUCATION

    Central High School, Duluth; Secondary; Graduate, 1959
    University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.A.; Political Science, 1963
    University of Notre Dame; M.A.; Education, 1965
    University of Minnesota; Ed.D.; Doctor of Education, 1968

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Great Lakes Commission; 19?? to 19??
    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Education (Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of Education); 19?? to 19??
    Municipal Board/Commission: Duluth, Minnesota (City Charter Commission); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Diane Gooder (married on August 18, 1962)
    Children: Three children: Grant, Tani Ann, and Corey
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Gary Lee Doty  - Brother

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

    He was a Phi Delta Kappa member.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Associate Professor, College of St. Scholastica
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education
    • Finance: State Departments I
    • Finance: Welfare-Corrections
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Public Law Reform (Chair)
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Land Use and Physical Development
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Metropolitan Governments (Chair)

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Associate Professor, College of St. Scholastica
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education
    • Finance: Natural Resources, Highways and Semi-State
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Law Reform
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Metropolitan Government (Chair)
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1971
    Body: Senate
    District: 61
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Oath Date: 1/5/1971
    Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
    Occupation: Associate Professor, College of St. Scholastica
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • General Legislation
    • Natural Resoures and Environment
    • Urban Affairs

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • "Ralph Russell Doty." Duluth News Tribune, June 14, 2020, p. A1 & A11.

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    Photographs

    Portrait of Ralph R. Doty. c. 1973. Photo credit: Minnesota Senate.

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