Title: Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party - Wikipedia
Headings: Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Contents
History
Current elected officials
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislative leaders
Current leadership
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: 76 years ago
( 1944-04-15)
Merger of
Minnesota Democratic Party and Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
Headquarters
255 Plato Boulevard East
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Youth wing
Minnesota Young DFL (MYDFL)
Ideology
Centrism
Modern liberalism
Progressivism
Populism
Political position
Center to center-left
National affiliation
Democratic Party
Colors
Blue
Senate
31 / 67
House of Representatives
70 / 134
Statewide Executive Offices
5 / 5
U.S. Senate
2 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives
4 / 8
Website
www .dfl .org
Politics of Minnesota
Political parties
Elections
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party ( DFL) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of two state Democratic Party affiliates with a different name, the other being the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party . Contents
1 History
2 Current elected officials
2.1 Members of Congress
2.1.1 U.S. Senate
2.1.2 U.S. House of Representatives
2.2 Statewide officials
2.3 State legislative leaders
3 Current leadership
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
History
DFL logo used on a lectern at the 2006 DFL state convention. DFL 2006 state convention registration desk. The DFL was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the larger Farmer–Labor Party. Leading the merger effort were Elmer Kelm, the head of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the founding chairman of the DFL; Elmer Benson, effectively the head of the Farmer–Labor Party by virtue of his leadership of its dominant left-wing faction; and rising star Hubert H. Humphrey, who chaired the Fusion Committee that accomplished the union and then went on to chair its first state convention. By the party's second convention in 1946, tensions had re-emerged between members of the two former parties. While the majority of delegates supported left-wing policies, Humphrey managed to install a more conservative ally, Orville Freeman, as party secretary.