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DFL logo used on a lectern at the 2006 DFL state convention

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]

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)

Current elected officials

Constitutional officers

State legislative leaders

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

DFL 2006 state convention registration desk

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

↑ "Farmer Labor Party". Spartacus. Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2007-08-31.

Other websites

Official Minnesota DFL Party website
Official Dodge County DFL Party website Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
Minneapolis City DFL Party website^{[permanent dead link]}

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).