Doug McFarland

Douglas Dale McFarland
Personal details
Born	Douglas Dale McFarland July 18, 1946 (1946-07-18) (age 65) Twin Cities, Minnesota
Political party	Independent-Republican / Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Elisabeth McFarland
Alma mater	Macalaster College New York University School of Law University of Minnesota

Douglas Dale McFarland (born July 18, 1946) is a college professor at Hamline University and is a Minnesota politician.

Biography and Titles

He was born in Minnesota and received a B.A. from Macalester College, a J.D. from New York University School of Law, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.^[1] Before coming to Hamline, Dr. McFarland was an attorney at the Minneapolis-based law firm of Dorsey & Whitney, practicing in the areas of corporate law and litigation.^[1] He was Administrative Assistant to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, in the Supreme Court of the United States, and a Tom C. Clark Judicial Fellow at the Court.^[1] He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Federalist Society.^[1] Dr. McFarland was Associate Dean for Teaching and Scholarship from 2002–05, and has been Admissions Chair, Curriculum Chair, Development Task Force Chair, Faculty Appointments Chair, and Promotion and Tenure Chair.^[1]

Politics

McFarland ran for David Durenberger's Minnesota U.S. Senate seat in 1994. He dropped out of the Senate race after endorsing Allen Quist for Governor on May 17, 1994 and cast his support for Bert McKasy. Afterwards, he became Quist's running mate and garnered some votes in the race for Minnesota Attorney General in the 1997 convention.

Polls

Senate

• GOP Primary Mason-Dixon Favorable 2/21/94^[2]
  • Rod Grams, 38%
  • Joanell Dyrstad, 28%
  • Doug McFarland, 9%
  • Bert McKasy, 3%

• Among All Mason-Dixon Favorable 2/21/94^[2]
  • Rod Grams (R), 26%
  • Joanell Dyrstad (R), 26%
  • Tom Foley (D), 25%
  • Collin Peterson (D), 17%
  • Ann Wynia (D), 11%
  • Tom Berg (D), 9%
  • Linda Berglin (D), 9%
  • Gen Olson (R), 9%
  • Doug McFarland (R), 5%
  • Bert McKasy (R), 3%

• Star Tribune Name Recognition (Lower, Better)^[3]
  • Rod Grams (R), 41%
  • Collin Peterson (D), 61%
  • Doug McFarland (R), 69%
  • Tom Berg (D), 71%
  • Linda Berglin (D), 72%
  • Pat McGowan (R), 73%
  • Gen Olson (R), 78%
  • Bert McKasy (R), 81%
  • Ann Wynia (D), 84%

• Pioneer Press Name Recognition (Higher, Better)^[3]
  • Tom Foley (D), 67%
  • Rod Grams (R), 66%
  • Collin Peterson (D), 48%
  • Doug McFarland (R), 35%
  • Tom Berg (D), 33%
  • Linda Berglin (D), 33%
  • Gen Olson (R), 16%
  • Ann Wynia (D), 14%
  • Bert McKasy (R), 7%

Attorney general

• Republican Convention Straw Poll^[4]
  • Charlie Weaver, 58%
  • Doug McFarland, 29%
  • John Graham, 7%

Published works

• • FEW ARE CHOSEN: A CAMPAIGN MEMOIR (2008).
  • In Search of the Transaction or Occurrence: Counterclaims, 40 CREIGHTON L. REV. 699 (2007).
  • The True Compass: No Federal Question in a State Law Claim, 55 U. KAN. L. REV. 1 (2006).
  • A Personal Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist, 29 HAMLINE L. REV. 1 (2006).
  • A Personal Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist, 29 HAMLINE L. REV. 1 (2006).
  • Computer Assisted Exercises on Civil Procedure (West, 5th ed. 2004; 4th ed. 1995; 3d ed. 1991) (with Roger C. Park).
  • Dictum Run Wild: How Long-Arm Statutes Extended to the Limits of Due Process, 84 B. U. L. REV. 491 (2004).
  • Drop the Shoe: A Law of Personal Jurisdiction, 68 MO. L. REV. 753 (2003).
  • Present Sense Impressions Cannot Live in the Past, 28 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 907 (2001).
  • MINNESOTA CIVIL PRACTICE (Lexis 3d ed. 1999, plus supplements; Butterworths, 2d ed. 1990; Mason, 1st ed. 1979) (with William J. Keppel).
  • THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATION, IN FOR THE RECORD: 150 YEARS OF LAW & LAWYERS IN MINNESOTA (Minnesota State Bar Association, 1999).
  • Profiles of all 26 Minnesota Chief Justices and Chief Judges, in FOR THE RECORD: 150 YEARS OF LAW & LAWYERS IN MINNESOTA (Minnesota State Bar Association, 1999).
  • Chief Justice Warren E. Burger: A Personal Tribute, 19 HAMLINE L. REV. 1 (1995).
  • The Unconstitutional Stub of Section 1441(c), 54 Ohio St. L.J. 1059 (1993).
  • The Need for a New National Court, 100 HARV. L. REV. 1400 (1987) (with Thomas E. Baker).
  • Students and Practicing Lawyers Identify the Ideal Law Professor, 36 J. LEGAL EDUC. 93 (1986).
  • Self-Images of Law Professors: Rethinking the Schism in Legal Education, 35 J. LEGAL EDUC. 232 (1985).
  • Dead Men Tell Tales: Thirty Times Three Years of the Judicial Process After Hillmon, 30 VILL. L. REV. 1 (1985).
  • Rhetorical Visions of Committed Voters in the 1980 Presidential Campaign, 1 J. CRITICAL STUD. MASS COMMUNICATION 287 (1984) (with Ernest Bormann, Becky Kroll, and Kathy Watters).^[1]

See also

• • CALI
  • Mr. Contracts
  • David Durenberger
  • Joanell Dyrstad
  • Rod Grams
  • Collin Peterson
  • Hamline University
  • Macalester College
  • Warren Burger

External links

• Website for Few Are Chosen
• Webpage at Hamline Univeversity
• Mason Dixon poll
• People Search for Douglas D. McFarland
• Minnesota Public Radio 1997 Republican Convention Report

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} [1]. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
2. ^ ^{a b} [2].
3. ^ ^{a b} McFarland, Doug (2008). Few Are Chosen. Minnesota: Beaver Pond Press. ISBN 978-1-59298-277-1. 
4. ^ [3].

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Name	Macfarland, Doug
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Date of birth	July 18, 1946
Place of birth	Twin Cities, Minnesota
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