Press Releases from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
DFL Party Statement on the Death of George Floyd
05/26/2020
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the death of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers.
DFL Party Announces 2020 Virtual State Convention with Vice President Biden as Keynote Speaker
05/26/2020
Today, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is announcing its state convention speaking program featuring Vice President Biden as the keynote speaker, a robust set of online training programs and virtual panel discussions, and the convention’s theme: Minnesota Together.
Minnesota DFL Party Announces Congressional Endorsements
05/24/2020
Today, the Minnesota DFL Party announced its endorsements for the United States House of Representatives.
DFL Party Statement on Poll Showing MN Supports Governor Walz’s Safety Measures
05/23/2020
Today, the Star Tribune, MPR, and KARE 11 released a poll finding extremely widespread support for the public safety measures enacted by the Walz administration to protect Minnesotans from the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak.
Daudt Found Attacking Bonding Projects “Just for One Little Community”
05/19/2020
Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt was already expressing disdain for the bonding projects requested by Minnesota’s local elected officials and community leaders.
Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon to Jason Lewis: Stop Pushing COVID-19 Death Toll Conspiracy Theory
05/18/2020
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis, who has repeatedly pushed the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus death toll is being artificially inflated, was publicly scolded by former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for pushing false information.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Jason Lewis Repeatedly Denigrates Health Experts, Spreads Misinformation, and Shares Debunked Conspiracy Theories About Coronavirus
05/15/2020
The MNGOP Convention is tomorrow Saturday, May 16, and Republicans are expected to formally endorse Republican candidate Jason Lewis for Senate. Lewis has been downplaying the seriousness of coronavirus (COVID-19) for months—pursuing his own rigid ideology while denigrating public health experts–and spreading misinformation throughout the state.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Puts Special Interests Ahead of Minnesotans Time and Time Again
05/14/2020
Lewis’ Repeatedly Sides With Big Corporations and Big Pharma Over Minnesotans
Republican Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Says Steps to Protect Minnesotans during Coronavirus Pandemic an Attempt to “Scare People”
05/14/2020
Lewis Bizarrely Says State Has Long Tried to “Scare People into Anything”
Jason Lewis Attacks Young People for Taking Preventative COVID-19 Measures—Says They’ll do “Exactly as Their Masters Tell Them”
05/13/2020
COVID-19-Related Deaths in Minnesota Continue to Rise to Over 500. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Minnesota Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis has never missed an opportunity to degrade Minnesota’s public health experts. Now Lewis is turning his attacks at young people about the virus and their health.