Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Political party in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1][2] It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The DFL controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate, and all other statewide offices, including the governorship, making it the dominant party in the state. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party of Minnesota.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | |
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Abbreviation | DFL |
Chairperson | Ken Martin |
Governor | Tim Walz |
Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan |
Senate President | Bobby Joe Champion |
Senate Leader | Erin Murphy |
House Speaker | Melissa Hortman |
Founded | April 15, 1944; 80 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 | Modern liberalism |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
State Senate | 34 / 67 |
State House | 70 / 134 |
Statewide Executive Offices | 5 / 5 |
U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 |
U.S. House of Representatives | 4 / 8 |
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The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944.[3] The DFL is one of two state Democratic Party affiliates with a different name from that of the national party, the other being the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party.[1]