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Brian Davis
Brian J. Davis
The Mayo Clinic cancer doctor emerged from relative obscurity to claim the GOP endorsement over well-known state Rep. Randy Demmer, R-Hayfield. Davis, of Rochester, won on the first ballot despite a far slicker and more energetic presentation by Demmer’s campaign during the convention in March. Davis next squared off with better-known state Sen. Dick Day, R-Owatonna, in the GOP primary in September, and Davis won easily -- 67 percent to 33 percent. The Illinois native, whose wife is also a Mayo Clinic doctor, emphasizes to voters that he is the son of public school educators who paid his way through college working as a painter and janitor. He opposes abortion, gay marriage, government-imposed standards for automobile mileage and a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq.
Age: 50
Family: Married, four children.
Education: University of Illinois, B.S. in nuclear engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering; University of Illinois, Chicago, M.D.
Career: Currently Mayo Clinic physician, formerly engineer.
Website: www.briandavisforcongress.com
Brian Davis stories from Star Tribune
- It's a House party for Democrats Minnesota's five Democratic incumbents in the U.S. House held their seats, including first-termers Tim Walz and Keith Ellison, who decisively won their races. Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar and Collin Peterson also were victorious.
- 2008 Minnesota congressional races
First District
- Editorial: Walz, Kline merit voters' supportIncumbents are strongest candidates in First, Second districts.
- Economy, energy take center stage
- Davis paid taxes late on home in Wisconsin
- Davis whips Day, will face Walz in First
- Stakes get higher for Day, Davis
- Property-tax problems plague First District GOP candidate
- Second attempt pays off for DFLer Tinklenberg
- Madam Speaker listens to vets
Brian Davis stories from other sources
- Political Notebook: Constituents will weigh in on Walz's vote - Post-Bulletin
- Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN - Post-Bulletin
- Prospective Star Tribune investors Opperman and Taylor: spending millions to ... - MinnPost.com (blog)
- Quist will explain his ideas at health forum - Post-Bulletin
Blog Posts Featuring Brian Davis
- Tea party to challenge Walz in the first district?
- Skunked in Rochester press conference, Quist likely to reel in ...
- How competitive is Minnesota's First Congressional District ...
- Rightwing values and performance art in MN-01: Mr. Quist and "Mr ...
- Allen Quist reportedly exploring congressional bid - Bluestem Prairie
- Walz, Davis spar in Minn.'s 1st District | Minnesota Public Radio ...
- Brian 2008: Brian Davis Releases New Poll Showing Walz Fading
- I Don't Hate America! » Blog Archive » Do Southern Minnesota ...
- A Bluestem Prairie: First district election drama steps from ...
- davis receives endorsement from first district county chairs