Kristin Dodds

Kristin Dodds (She/Her) is starting out her sixth year with the DFL in the position of Deputy Comptroller. Kristin previously served the DFL as the Compliance Assistant and as a general “jack of all trades.” Her duties include campaign finance compliance, processing contributions, directing human resources, assisting with bookkeeping, and all things Political Contribution Refund. Kristin […]

Libby Keefe

Libby Keefe (She/Her) has been involved with the DFL Party for over 30 years as the former Administrative Director, Party Services Director, Production Manager and currently the DFL Comptroller. Not only is Libby responsible for the Party’s day to day financial activity, but she also ensures the DFL is FEC compliant. Her extensive experience in DFL […]

Vicki Wright

Vicki Wright (She/Hers) has been a DFL staff member since 2012, when she was brought on board as Training Director. In 2015, she took on the combined role of Training & Party Affairs Director, managing preparations for precinct caucuses, state conventions, and state central committee meetings, plus numerous DFL activities and events, including the bi-annual Training […]

Hannah Dereje

Trista Schwind

Trista Schwind brings more than 15 years of campaign experience to her leadership of Wellstone Academy. Her extensive knowledge of DFL politics includes small candidate campaigns, statewide field programs, large candidate services operations, legislative redistricting, event planning, and staff management. Additionally, she is a certified Professional Project Manager. Trista grew up in northern Minnesota and […]

Shivanthi Sathanandan

Shivanthi Sathanandan is a young Asian American DFLer of Indian and Sri Lankan descent.  She grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of immigrants who came to this country seeking the promise of the American Dream for their family.  Her mother was a nurse and proud MNA member, who instilled strong union values in Shivanthi.  […]

Marge Hoffa

Marge Hoffa is a native Minnesotan who has been heavily involved in the Minnesota DFL Party for the past two decades. She grew up near Duluth, where her father raised cattle and worked for the railroad. She attended high school in Northfield and Prior Lake, and then went to Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Marge first […]

Heidi Kraus Kaplan

Richard Carlbom

My name is Richard Carlbom, and after being elected in March of 2025, I am currently serving as Chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party. I got my start in politics as Mayor of Saint Joseph, where I was elected to serve after graduating from St. John’s University. Soon after, I began work as an […]