Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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 ) - Tim Walz
U.S. Representative (4th District ) - Betty McCollum
U.S. Representative (5th District ) - Keith Ellison
U.S. Representative (7th District ) - Collin Peterson
U.S. Representative (8th District ) - Jim Oberstar
Current leadership
Chair - Brian Melendez
Associate Chair - Donna Cassutt
Treasurer - Lori Sellner
Secretary - Sue Rego
Affirmative Action Officer - 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).
Organizations based in Minnesota
Political parties in the United States
Democratic Party (United States)
1944 establishments in the United States
1940s establishments in Minnesota