Press Releases from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Jim Hagedorn.

Today, President Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency announced that $1 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be directed to clean up and restore the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites. This will boost Minnesota’s economy, create good-paying jobs, and deliver a more clean and safe environment.

These benefits to Minnesotans come no thanks to Republican Representatives Hagedorn, Emmer, Fischbach, and Stauber, who all opposed President Biden’s infrastructure bill.

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.

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 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 Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the death of Amir Locke.

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 Party Chairman, Ken Martin released the following statement on the Minnesota Republican Party’s statewide caucus results for governor:

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.

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.