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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.
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 DFL will retain control of the Senate after Ann Johnson Stewart won the District 45 special election, but it appears it has lost ruling control of the House.
May 14—The Minnesota DFL Party on Saturday endorsed Jeff Ettinger of Austin for Congress at the 1st District Congressional District convention in Albert Lea. Ettinger won 68% of the vote on the ...
The Minnesota DFL has filed a petition with the state Supreme Court seeking to strip the Legal Marijuana Now Party of its major party status after a new state law raised the bar for major parties ...
Minnesota has had a history of favoring the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidates in presidential elections since the 1960s. However, Minnesota has also had an active Republican Party that has been viewed as gaining more support since the late 1990s and early 2000s due to population migration to the suburbs along with the party's focus on socially conservative positions ...
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer ( R – Delano ), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton ( DFL ), and ...
"The Minnesota DFL will not spend any of our resources on behalf of Mr. Hoff," Martin added. "We all have a responsibility, regardless of party or ideology, to reject violence in our politics ...