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

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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
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Political party in Minnesota, United States
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Abbreviation
DFL
Chairperson
Ken Martin
Governor of Minnesota
Tim Walz
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Peggy Flanagan
Senate Minority Leader
Susan Kent
House Speaker
Melissa Hortman
Founded
April 15, 1944; 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.