caption district predecessor successor children birth_place religion party office state_house birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name alma_mater
downey in 2013 41a pat shortridge ron erhardt constituency abolished hannah sarah michael edina , minnesota , u.s. presbyterianism republican chair of the republican party of minnesota minnesota 1960 11 april 6 , 2013 january 6 , 2009 amy downey keith downey , march 2013.png keith downey -lrb- politician -rrb-
 january 7 , 2013 keith downey university of wisconsin , eau claire
keith downey -lrb- politician -rrb-

keith s. downey -lrb- born november 10 , 1960 -rrb- 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 .
