Kelly Doran
Encyclopedia
Kelly J. Doran is a Minnesota
businessman. He ran for Governor as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, but ended his bid in March 2006, stating that the campaign was too difficult for his family.
and is the youngest of four children. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota
, and received an MBA from what is now the Carlson School of Management
at the University of Minnesota in 1982. Prior to announcing his candidacy for the 2006 election, Doran was president of the Edina
based Robert Muir Company, a construction and development company. The company has developed over 3,000,000 square feet (300,000 m²) of retail space around the Twin Cities. Since the election, Doran has founded Doran Companies, consisting of three arms: Doran Development, Doran Construction, and Doran Management. Doran has four children, Sydney, with wife Maria, Kramer, and Evan, with ex-wife Jeanette, and Ali, is his stepdaughter, the daughter of his current wife, Maria.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
businessman. He ran for Governor as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, but ended his bid in March 2006, stating that the campaign was too difficult for his family.
Background
Doran was born in Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
and is the youngest of four children. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, and received an MBA from what is now the Carlson School of Management
Carlson School of Management
The school offers a bachelor's, MBA, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs hosted domestically and abroad . Dual-degree programs include a JD/MBA, MD/MBA, MHA/MBA, and a MPP/MBA...
at the University of Minnesota in 1982. Prior to announcing his candidacy for the 2006 election, Doran was president of the Edina
Edina, Minnesota
Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
based Robert Muir Company, a construction and development company. The company has developed over 3,000,000 square feet (300,000 m²) of retail space around the Twin Cities. Since the election, Doran has founded Doran Companies, consisting of three arms: Doran Development, Doran Construction, and Doran Management. Doran has four children, Sydney, with wife Maria, Kramer, and Evan, with ex-wife Jeanette, and Ali, is his stepdaughter, the daughter of his current wife, Maria.