Mark Ritchie (politician)
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Donald Mark Ritchie[1] (born December 21, 1951) is an American politician and a former Minnesota Secretary of State. Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010.
Mark Ritchie | |
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Secretary of State of Minnesota | |
In office January 2, 2007 ā January 6, 2015 | |
Governor | Tim Pawlenty Mark Dayton |
Preceded by | Mary Kiffmeyer |
Succeeded by | Steve Simon |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Mark Ritchie (1951-12-21) December 21, 1951 (age 72) Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nancy Gaschott |
Education | Iowa State University University of Minnesota (BA, MPA) |
He co-chairs the Minnesota USA Expo Bid Committee, serves as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Minnesota, and is the President of Global Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He was born in Georgia, lived in Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, Iowa, Alaska, and graduated from high school in Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1971 and from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota in 2013. He and his wife, Nancy Gaschott, have lived in Minnesota since 1980.