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DFL logo used on the lectern of the 2006 state convention. The DFL is governed by a state central committee, which is composed of representatives from each of the state's congressional districts. The state central committee is responsible for setting the party's platform, electing party officers, and conducting other party business.
In 1998, Martin moved back to his home state of Minnesota and served as the Political & Field Director for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party. He served as the Deputy Minnesota State Director for the Gore campaign in 2000 and in 2002 was the campaign manager for Secretary of State candidate Buck Humphrey.
The DFL was founded in 1944 when the Minnesota Democratic Party and Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged. The party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Supporters of the DFL are often referred to as "DFLers" in Minnesota as an alternative to "Democrats". The state Republican Party is affiliated with the national Republican Party.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office rejected its major party status certification twice for failing to meet these requirements, according to the DFL. The certification was approved on the ...
Before losing out to now-Gov. Tim Walz, Murphy held the DFL endorsement for governor in 2018. Prior to that, Murphy served in the State House as the majority leader in 2013 and 2014.
The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party (FLP) was a left-wing American political party in Minnesota between 1918 and 1944. The FLP largely dominated Minnesota politics during the Great Depression . It was one of the most successful statewide third party movements in United States history and the longest-lasting affiliate of the national Farmer ...
Minnesota Democrats control the state House by six seats out of 134 legislators on the ballot this fall. That narrow margin is all that stands between all-DFL-controlled government in the state ...
This was the first legislature to be fully DFL-controlled since the 88th Minnesota Legislature in 2013–15. During the first session (2023), the body passed a number of major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiring paid leave, banning noncompete agreements, cannabis legalization, increased spending on infrastructure and environmental protection, modernizing the state's tax code ...