Press Releases from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
DFL Party Statement on the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel’s Maps
02/15/2022
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin issued the following statement regarding the new state legislative and congressional district maps released by the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel.
ICYMI: Doug Wardlow Pledges to Defend Insurrectionists
02/11/2022
Yesterday evening, Heartland Signal broke the news that three Minnesota Republican candidates for Attorney General pledged to use the office to defend insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
DFL Party Welcomes Dr. Jill Biden & HHS Secretary Becerra to Minnesota
02/08/2022
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement welcoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to Minnesota tomorrow to highlight the American Rescue Plan’s investment in childcare.
DFL Party Statement on the Death of Amir Locke
02/04/2022
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the death of Amir Locke.
Stanek’s Lies About Using Racial Slurs Exposed
02/03/2022
On his first day as a candidate for governor, Rich Stanek lied, claiming he never used the n-word – contradicting his own words in a deposition in which he admitted to using the slur several times. Stanek’s lies were exposed in a follow-up story spotlighting his deposition and past comments on the controversy.
DFL Statement on GOP Governor Caucus Results
02/02/2022
DFL Party Chairman, Ken Martin released the following statement on the Minnesota Republican Party’s statewide caucus results for governor:
DFL Party Statement on Rich Stanek’s Run for Governor
02/01/2022
Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement in response to disgraced former public official Rich Stanek’s announcement of his candidacy for governor of Minnesota.
DFL Party Raises Over $6 Million in 2021
01/31/2022
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party announced that it raised over $6 million in 2021 and had over $1.6 million cash on hand heading into 2022, beating their previous records before a midterm election by a sizable margin.
DFL Party Statement on Anti-Choice Extremist Tad Jude’s Run for Attorney General
01/31/2022
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement in response to Tad Jude’s announced run for Attorney General.
GOP AG Candidate Can’t Even Practice Law Without Supervision
01/27/2022
This week, Republican Attorney General candidate Dennis Smith had his law license suspended for a laundry list of improper behaviors.