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The Minnesota Young DFL (simply referred to as MYDFL) is the official youth caucus of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The group's membership is open to any Minnesotan Democrat under the age of 36.[1] The Minnesota Young DFL is nationally affiliated with the Young Democrats of America. Its current president is Quentin Wathum-Ocama.[2]
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Minnesota Young DFL | |
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President | Quentin Wathum-Ocama |
Founded | 1947 |
Headquarters | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Mother party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
National affiliation | Young Democrats of America |
Website | www |
The Minnesota Young DFL was formed shortly after the merger of the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party and the Minnesota Democratic Party. While still in its infancy, it provided an early endorsement for then-Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey's U.S. Senate run. As Walter F. Mondale recalls (then a student at Macalester College):
Afterward, Mayor Humphrey received the endorsement and a month later at the state convention did the same. "He had the numbers and he won the crowd, and after that the party belonged to him."[4]
The membership of the Minnesota Young DFL elects its officers at an annual convention. The most recent in-person convention was held on May 19, 2019, in Blaine.
Its executive committee consists of a president, an executive vice president, three vice presidents for Greater Minnesota, a vice president for the Twin Cities, outreach officer, secretary, treasurer, political director, programming and finance director, communications director, and two national committee representatives not of the same gender identity. The Chair of the College Democrats of Minnesota and the Chair of the Minnesota High School Democrats also serve as ex-officio voting members of the MYDFL Executive Committee.
In addition to their duties within the Minnesota Young DFL, the President also serves on the DFL State Executive committee while the Executive Vice President serves on the DFL State Central Committee.
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