Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
political party in Minnesota, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a major political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was created on April 15, 1944, when the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party merged. Hubert Humphrey was a major part in this merger. The party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Both members of the party and non-members in Minnesota often use "DFLer" instead of "Democrat".[1]
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Candidates endorsed in 2010
Challengers
- Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Minnesota Governor
- Dan Powers for US Representative (2nd District Archived 2009-03-24 at the Wayback Machine)
- Jim Meffert for US Representative (3rd District Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine)
- Tarryl Clark for US Representative (6th District Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine)
Incumbents
- Mark Ritchie for Minnesota Secretary of State
- Rebecca Otto for Minnesota State Auditor
- Lori Swanson for Minnesota Attorney General
- Tim Walz for US Representative (1st District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine)
- Betty McCollum for US Representative (4th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine)
- Keith Ellison for US Representative (5th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine)
- Collin Peterson for US Representative (7th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine)
- Jim Oberstar for US Representative (8th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine)
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Current elected officials
Constitutional officers
- Attorney General Lori Swanson
- Auditor Rebecca Otto
- Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
State legislative leaders
- President of the Senate James Metzen
- Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Margaret Anderson Kelliher
- Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller
- Minnesota Senate Asst. Majority Leader Tarryl Clark
- Minnesota House of Representatives Majority Leader Tony Sertich
Members of Congress
- Senator Amy Klobuchar
- Senator Tina Smith
- U.S. Representative (1st District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine) – Tim Walz
- U.S. Representative (4th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine) – Betty McCollum
- U.S. Representative (5th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine) – Keith Ellison
- U.S. Representative (7th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine) – Collin Peterson
- U.S. Representative (8th District Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine) – Jim Oberstar
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Current leadership
- Chair – Brian Melendez
- Associate Chair – Donna Cassutt
- Treasurer – Lori Sellner
- Secretary – Sue Rego
- Affirmative Action Officer – Frank Brown
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References
Other websites
Further reading
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