DFL Party Statement on Kevin McCarthy’s Promise to Remove Congresswoman Omar from Committee Assignment

Today, Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after Kevin McCarthy promised to remove Representative Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee: DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement: “Minnesotans deserve solutions, but all we are getting from House Republicans are hateful political stunts. “The people of Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District […]

DFL Party Statement on Senator Kari Dziedzic’s Election as Senate Majority Leader

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after Senate DFLers elected Kari Dziedzic as the Senate Majority Leader: “Congratulations to Senator Kari Dziedzic on her election as the Minnesota Senate Majority Leader. I have known Senator Dziedzic for a long time and she has the vision and the drive to lead Senate DFLers […]

DFL Party Statement on Auditor Blaha’s Victory

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the State Auditor’s race was called for Julie Blaha: “Congratulations to our fantastic State Auditor, Julie Blaha. Auditor Blaha has been a tremendous champion for the work done by local governments across Minnesota, and she won because she used the office to defend that work. […]

DFL Party Statement on Attorney General Ellison’s Victory

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the Attorney General’s race was called for Keith Ellison: “I would like to congratulate Attorney General Keith Ellison on his victory this evening. Attorney General Ellison spent his time in office doing the people’s work, and that is why he won this election. From prosecuting […]

DFL Party Statement on the DFL Winning a Trifecta

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the Governor’s office, the state House, and the state Senate were called for DFLers: “Tonight, the DFL Party defied all odds and made history by winning the Governor’s race and majorities in the state House and Senate. The voters of Minnesota trust DFLers because we […]

DFL Party Statement on Secretary of State Simon’s Victory

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the Secretary of State’s race was called for Steve Simon: “Congratulations to Secretary of State Steve Simon for his tremendous victory. Across America, anti-democratic forces are working to erode public trust in our elections and destroy the legitimacy of our government in the eyes of […]

DFL Party Statement on Governor Walz’s Victory

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the governor’s race was called for Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan: “I would like to congratulate Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan for their historic victory this evening. For the first time in Minnesota history, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will hold the office of […]

DFL Party Statement on Secretary of State Simon’s Victory

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement after the Secretary of State’s race was called for Steve Simon: “Congratulations to Secretary of State Steve Simon for his tremendous victory. Across America, anti-democratic forces are working to erode public trust in our elections and destroy the legitimacy of our government in the eyes of […]

NEW: DFL Shares Newly Discovered Evidence Related to Tyler Kistner’s Previously Undisclosed Single Car Crash on June 29th

Tyler Kistner totaled his car on drive home from podcast taping at a bar in June, where he was photographed holding a drink  Witness says Kistner smelled of alcohol following the crash and removed a drawstring bag of bottles from his car before police arrived Today, DFL Chairman Ken Martin shared newly discovered details related […]

DFL to MN GOP: Disavow Plan to Send “SWAT Teams” to Polling Places

Today, Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin called on the Minnesota GOP and their candidates to disavow their plan to send “SWAT Team,” including members of law enforcement, to polling places on election day. Recently, several outlets reported that Marty Probst, husband of GOP Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett, was at an October 6th meeting of the Tea […]