What is Mark Dayton?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mark Dayton |birth_name = Mark Brandt Dayton |image = Mark Dayton official photo.jpg |order = 40th |office = Governor of Minnesota |lieutenant = [[Yvonne Prettner Solon]] |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = January 7, 2019 |predecessor = [[Tim Pawlenty]] |successor = [[Tim Walz]] |jr/sr1 = United States Senator |state1 = [[Minnesota]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2001 |term_end1 = January 3, 2007 |predecessor1 = [[Rod Grams]] |successor1 = [[Amy Klobuchar]] |office2 = 15th [[Minnesota State Auditor|Auditor of Minnesota]] |governor2 = [[Arne Carlson]] |term_start2 = January 7, 1991 |term_end2 = January 3, 1995 |predecessor2 = [[Arne Carlson]] |successor2 = [[Judi Dutcher]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|26}} |birth_place = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor]] |residence = [[Minnesota Governor's Residence|Governor's Residence]] |alma_mater = [[Yale University]] |website = [http://markdayton.org/ Campaign website] }} '''Mark Dayton''' (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of [[Minnesota]] from 2011 to 2019. He was the [[United States]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] from Minnesota 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]. He ran for Governor in [[1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1998]], but lost the nomination to [[Skip Humphrey]]. In January 2017, Dayton was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |url =http://www.startribune.com/dayton-expected-to-address-questions-over-health-after-fainting-episode/411662156/ | accessdate = January 24, 2017 | date = January 24, 2017 | work = Star-Tribune | title = Dayton reveals prostate cancer diagnosis }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dayton, Mark}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United