Keith Downey (politician)
| Keith Downey | |
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Downey in 2013
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| Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota | |
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In office April 6, 2013 – May 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Shortridge |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Carnahan |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 41A district |
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In office January 6, 2009 – January 7, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Erhardt |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | November 1960 (age 56) Edina, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Downey |
| Children | Hannah Sarah Michael |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Keith S. Downey (born November 10, 1960) is a Minnesota politician and the Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota. A former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, he represented District 41A, which primarily included portions of the cities of Edina and Minnetonka in Hennepin County in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a consultant for state and local governments on strategy, operations and technology.
Downey grew up in Edina, attending Morningside Elementary School, Southview Middle School, and East High School, graduating in 1979. He went on to the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, where he received his B.B.A. in 1983 and later his M.I.S. Prior to his current consultant work, he was a partner with Virchow Krause, and also worked for Unisys and Epic Systems.
Downey was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2008, defeating nine-term Rep. Ron Erhardt, and was re-elected in 2010. He was a member of the House's K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee and Taxes Committee, and also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division, on which he was the ranking minority party member, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division, and the State Government Finance Division.
In 2012, after incumbent state senator Geoff Michel (Senate District 41) decided not to run for re-election to the Senate, Keith Downey decided not to seek re-election to the House seat (41B) and instead sought election to the State Senate for newly renumbered Senate District 49. In the general election of November 2012, Downey was defeated by the DFL endorsed candidate Melisa Franzen. The race was the most expensive in state history.
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