Press Releases from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
DFL Party Statement on Trump’s Plan to Visit Minnesota Next Friday
09/10/2020
Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will visit Minnesota next Friday.
Hagedorn: I’ve Got No Problem Breaking Ethics Rules
09/09/2020
Last night, the Star Tribune broke the news that Congressman Hagedorn told his former Chief of Staff that he didn’t see any problem with spending taxpayer money on businesses owned by his own employees – despite that spending being a clear violation of House ethics rules according to experts.
MN GOP Embarks on COVID Across Minnesota Bus Tour
09/08/2020
Today, the Minnesota Republican Party kicked off another bus tour featuring numerous maskless, indoor campaign stops. This tour comes despite the massive potential to spread COVID-19 at maskless, indoor events and despite the fact that Minnesota is seeing more new COVID-19 cases per day than at almost any other time during this pandemic.
Hagedorn’s Report Confirms Corruption Within Congressional Office
09/07/2020
On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Congressman Jim Hagedorn quietly released his internal review of the ongoing corruption scandal in his Congressional office. Despite Hagedorn hiring a lawyer for crooked politicians to get him off the hook, the basic facts of the report are damning.
The Minnesota GOP’s Maskless Campaigning Puts Lives At Risk
09/02/2020
Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin held a press conference to criticize the Minnesota Republican Party and the Trump campaign for putting people’s lives at risk by holding events indoors, in close quarters, with few if any masks (examples are presented starting at 4:30 into the press conference).
Ethics Experts, DFL Party Blast Hagedorn Over Ethics Scandals
08/26/2020
Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin was joined by several experts on ethics in government to criticize Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s clear mismanagement of his office budget and his breaking of House ethics rules. A video of the press conference can be found here.
DFL Party Statement on Pence’s Plan to Visit Minnesota Next Friday
08/21/2020
Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement in response to reports that Vice President Mike Pence will visit Minnesota next Friday.
Redwood Falls Gazette Editor Responds to Jason Lewis Hawking Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory: “I Didn’t Think it was Funny”
08/21/2020
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis, who repeatedly pushes conspiracy theories, is at it again, this time in Redwood Falls where he suggested that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax that will be gone after Election Day.
Hagedorn Hires Lawyer With History of Defending Criminal Politicians
08/20/2020
Yesterday, the Minnesota Reformer revealed that Congressman Hagedorn retained the services of Elliot Berke, a veteran D.C. lawyer who has helped numerous disgraced lawmakers who found themselves in legal trouble.
DFL Party Statement on GOP Attempt to Get Kanye West on the Ballot in Minnesota
08/18/2020
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the obvious Republican attempt to get Kanye West on the ballot in Minnesota.