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Preceded by
  
Lee Greenfield

Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Jim Davnie


Children
  
2

Spouse(s)
  
Cara Letofsky

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Born
  
April 13, 1959 (age 64) Minneapolis, Minnesota (
1959-04-13
)

Political party
  
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Alma mater
  
University of Minnesota

Occupation
  
Educator, chef, legislator

Party
  
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Residence
  
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Education
  
University of Minnesota

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James T. Davnie (born April 13, 1959) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents 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.

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Early life, education, and career

Davnie graduated Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington, then went on 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.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Davnie was first elected in 2000 and has been re-elected every two years since then.

Personal life

Active in his community through the years, Davnie was a member of Minneapolis' Seward Neighborhood Group from 1996–2000 and was also a representative on the Community Advisory Committee for the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit. He is also a past president and member of the governing board of Education Minnesota (1999–2001).

References

Jim Davnie Wikipedia