Monthly meeting of SD 20/24 unit leaders to discuss strategy, community and voter outreach, resources, upcoming events, and everything else that helps drive our local Democratic efforts forward. Whether you're interested in a leadership role, volunteering for events, or just sharing your ideas, we’d love to have you involved! If you would like to get on the agenda, please message us.

The Congressional District convention will start at 1 PM Sunday, May 3 at Stewartville High School. Jake Johnson is likely to be endorsed as the DFL candidate for Congress in southern Minnesota. The delegates to the convention will also elect people to positions in the unit's leadership and to a number of state DFL committees. We need volunteers to help put on the convention. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0549ADAB29A64-63560311-mndflcd1

If you're interested in apply for one of the positions up for election, please submit your interest here: https://forms.gle/vc651HvkzzF8DKKR7

A description of the positions available:

9-15 Directors – The Directors are members of the 1st District Executive Committee (2-yr terms) and attend monthly meetings via zoom. They can bring various talents or interests to the position that help determine the kind of tasks they want to perform in support of the 1st District DFL. They are asked to serve on the sub-committees – Finance & Budget, Fundraising, Communications, etc. 

2 Directors to serve on the State Executive Committee (SEC) –These are two year terms. Directors are automatic members of the 1st District Executive Committee and at-large automatic delegates to the state convention that falls at the end of their term. While serving on the SEC they may be asked to serve on state party subcommittees. Meetings
generally happen quarterly, some in person and some via Zoom.

7 at-large members of the State Central Committee (SCC) –These are two year terms. The SCC is the governing body of the state DFL between conventions. It meets quarterly (half in person, half via Zoom). It pass a  budget each year, approves the Call, and elects the state party officers in the odd years among other responsibilities

The following positions are on the state DFL standing committees. We elect  delegates to each standing committee for a two-year term and they also serve as members of the 1st Congressional District DFL Executive Committee. 

Affirmative Action, Outreach & Inclusion Committee– This committee generally meets monthly or sometimes bi-monthly. Most meetings are via Zoom. It works to assist outreach officers from around the state and reviews and approves grants to local units for outreach activities.

Constitution, Rules and Bylaws Committee – This committee generally meets bi-monthly, via Zoom or hybrid (both in person and Zoom).  reviews our constitution and works on recommendations to revise the constitution every two years at the state convention. It also handles any internal party challenges and complaints and holds hearings to help settle those
types of disputes.

Party Affairs – This committee meets every other monthly via Zoom though its subcommittees meet more often, also by Zoom. It helps prepare the party units around the state for the bi-annual precinct caucuses and conventions as well as helping with materials for the state and county fair booths, assisting with officer trainings and developing training materials along with the staff person at the state office, the Party Affairs Director.

Platform and Issues – This committeeusually meets bi-monthly via zoom or hybrid. It reviews all of the resolutions that pass at the  organizing unit conventions and compiles and condenses them in to the report/ballot that we will vote on at the state convention to set our state platform and action agenda. It also recommends the legislative priorities that the state party will lobby our DFL House and Senate members on before and during each legislative session.

Budget– This is a two year term. Members must be a unit treasurer or member of the state DFL Central Committee. The committee meets each November to review the proposed budget from the chair and staff, recommend any changes, and present the budget to the state Executive and Central Committees.

Nominations and Search – This is a two year term. The committee meets when there are vacancies to fill on the state DFL Executive Committee – most notably early in the odd years to screen candidates for party officers.

The Senate District 24 DFL endorsing convention will happen this Sunday, April 26 in the Kasson-Mantorville Middle School Commons in Kasson. 80% of the people in Olmsted 20/24 DFL live in Senate District 24. Registration begins at 1 and the convention starts at 2 PM. Everyone who was a delegate to the Olmsted 20/24 DFL convention last month and who lives in Senate District 24 is also a delegate to this convention. The main business of this convention is to endorse DFL candidates for the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives. We have one candidate for each seat:
Senate District 24: Simon Glaser
House District 24A: Heather Holmes
House District 24B: Rep. Tina Liebling

We will also elect officers for this unit and consider changes to its constitution, but we expect the convention will only last 60-90 minutes.

Marlene Johnson, Minnesota's 1st female Lieutenant Governor (1983-91) who served with DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, will be speaking at the Rochester League of Women Voters Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 15 at Zumbro Lutheran Church (624 3rd Ave SW, Rochester. She will discuss her new book 'Rise to the Challenge: A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love,' a life story of breaking political ground, navigating patriarchal tradition, and persevering through great personal loss.

Dessert and coffee will be served at 6:30 and her book will be for sale. She will speak at 7 before the League's business meeting. Free and open to the public.

For more details see https://www.lwvrochester.org/

Monthly meeting of SD 20/24 unit leaders to discuss strategy, community and voter outreach, resources, upcoming events, and everything else that helps drive our local Democratic efforts forward. Whether you're interested in a leadership role, volunteering for events, or just sharing your ideas, we’d love to have you involved! If you would like to get on the agenda, please message us.

Olmsted 20/24 Convention
Senate District 25 Convention
Mayo High School 1420 11th Ave SE, Rochester 55904
Registration at NOON. Calls to Order at 1:30 p.m.

Monthly meeting of SD 20/24 unit leaders to discuss strategy, community and voter outreach, resources, upcoming events, and everything else that helps drive our local Democratic efforts forward. Whether you're interested in a leadership role, volunteering for events, or just sharing your ideas, we’d love to have you involved! If you would like to get on the agenda, please message us.

The DFL Chili Cook-Off brings food, family and fun together for an annual competition for the best chili in Olmsted County.

Chili categories are:
* Mild
* Medium
* Hot
* Vegetarian

Entry Details:
* $10 per person
* $20 per family
* Chili entrants get in free!

If you would like to enter a chili or volunteer, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A4A82AA4FCC52-49500120-2024#/

Monthly meeting of SD 20/24 unit leaders to discuss strategy, community and voter outreach, resources, upcoming events, and everything else that helps drive our local Democratic efforts forward. Whether you're interested in a leadership role, volunteering for events, or just sharing your ideas, we’d love to have you involved! If you would like to get on the agenda, please message us.

Are you new to Minnesota or new to the caucus process? Join us for an overview of what to expect and how to get involved. Caucuses are a wonderful example of grassroots democracy in action - please join us!

Are you new to Minnesota or new to the caucus process? Join us for an overview of what to expect and how to get involved. Caucuses are a wonderful example of grassroots democracy in action - please join us!