Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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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".

## Candidates endorsed in 2010
### Challengers
* Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Minnesota Governor
* Dan Powers for US Representative (2nd District )
* Jim Meffert for US Representative (3rd District )
* Tarryl Clark for US Representative (6th District )

### 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 )
* Betty McCollum for US Representative (4th District )
* Keith Ellison for US Representative (5th District )
* Collin Peterson for US Representative (7th District )
* Jim Oberstar for US Representative (8th District )

## 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 )&nbsp;– Tim Walz
* U.S. Representative (4th District )&nbsp;– Betty McCollum
* U.S. Representative (5th District )&nbsp;– Keith Ellison
* U.S. Representative (7th District )&nbsp;– Collin Peterson
* U.S. Representative (8th District )&nbsp;– Jim Oberstar

## Current leadership
* **Chair**&nbsp;– Brian Melendez
* **Associate Chair**&nbsp;– Donna Cassutt
* **Treasurer**&nbsp;– Lori Sellner
* **Secretary**&nbsp;– Sue Rego
* **Affirmative Action Officer**&nbsp;– Frank Brown

## Related pages
* United States presidential election, 1984

## References
## Other websites
* Official Minnesota DFL Party website
* Official Dodge County DFL Party website 
* Minneapolis City DFL Party website

## Further reading
* Delton, Jennifer A. *Making Minnesota Liberal: Civil Rights and the Transformation of the Democratic Party*. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
* Haynes, John Earl. *Farm Coops and the Election of Hubert Humphrey to the Senate*. *Agricultural History* 57, no. 2 (Fall 1983).
* Haynes, John Earl. ''Dubious Alliance: The Making of Minnesota's DFL Party*. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1984.
* Henrickson, Gary P. *Minnesota in the 'McCarthy' Period": 1946–1954.* Ph.D. diss. University of Minnesota, 1981.
* Lebedoff, David. *The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota*. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1969.
* Lebedoff, David. *Ward Number Six*. New York: Scribner, 1972. Discusses the entry of radicals into the DFL party in 1968.
* Mitau, G. Theodore. *The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Schism of 1948*. *Minnesota History'' 34 (Spring 1955).