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The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. [1] [2] The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944. [3]
Kenneth Nathan Martin [1] (born July 17, 1973) is an American politician from Minnesota serving as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Martin is also chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party [2] and president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, and was previously a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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 ...
Pre-empting this boycott, DFL members held a swearing-in ceremony with a judge prior to the start of session, a move that Republicans criticized as illegitimate but that DFL members describe as holding precedent. [14] The DFL's absence was a strategic response to Republican efforts to secure control of the speakership and committee chairs. [15]
The Minnesota Young DFL (simply referred to as MYDFL) is the official youth caucus of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The group's membership is open to any Minnesotan Democrat under the age of 36. [1] The Minnesota Young DFL is nationally affiliated with the Young Democrats of America. Its current president is Quentin ...
On January 17, 2025, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Walz had issued a Writ of Special Election prematurely, and ordered the special election be canceled. [9] After the required time since the start of the legislative session, on February 5, Walz set a new election date of March 11, 2025. [ 10 ]
The 94th Minnesota Legislature began on January 14, 2025. 67 representatives were elected to each major party, the second ever tie in the Minnesota House. [8] After the election of Curtis Johnson (District 40B) was nullified in court, [6] the session began with 67 Republican members, while the 66 elected DFL members sat out in an effort to deny ...
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.