David R. "Dave" Cummiskey (born April 4, 1940) is an American politician. Cummiskey was born in

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 United States ...

. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from

Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...

. Cummiskey served on the Mankato City Council and was a

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. He served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

from 1973 to 1978.Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-David R. "Dave" Cummiskey
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1940 births Living people Politicians from Mankato, Minnesota Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Minnesota city council members Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub