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State Director Adam Duininck
Adam Duininck is the political director for the International Union of
Operating Engineers, Local 49.
State Director Jamie Edwards
Jamie Edwards is a Native American activist and the legislative liaison for
the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
State Director Elsa Leven
Elsa Leven is co-chair of the MN DFL Latino Caucus. She lives in Saint
Paul, MN.
State Director Kathy Nelson
Kathy Nelson is a member of the Eden Prairie City Council. She previously
served on Eden Prairie's Planning Commission.
State Director Lori Olson
State Director Neil Ritchie
State Director Jorge Saavedra
State Director Jorge Saavedra represented workers at a Holiday Inn Express who were arrested and put into deportation proceedings. He ran for the DFL endorsement for US Congress in CD-5 in 2006. Saavedra served for six years as chief legal officer of Centro Legal and Co-chair of Latinos for Kerry '04.
State Director Katherine Speer
“Al Franken doesn't just say things to be saying them. I could never see Al Franken not standing by his words of today. I don't think it's in the man's makeup.”
Katherine Speer is the Wabasha County DFL chair. She lives in Elgin,
Minnesota.
State Director Luchelle Stevens
Political Director of SEIU MN State Council and DFL State Director
State Director Dan Weinand
CD1 Chair Lori Sellner
Lori Sellner is chair of the 1st Congressional District DFL as well as the Brown County DFL. She lives in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
CD2 Assoc. Chair Ken Beck
CD3 Chair Marge Hoffa
Marge Hoffa, a Minnetonka resident, chairs the 3rd Congressional District DFL.
CD4 Assoc. Chair Robin Madsen
Robin Madsen is the associate chair of the 4th Congressional District DFL.
She serves as president of the AFSCME Minnesota Local 1842, Council 5. As a
library associate for the Saint Paul Public Library, she also drives the
city's only bookmobile.
CD5 Assoc. Chair Heidi Quezada
Heidi Quezada is the associate chair of the 5th Congressional District DFL.
She is also the Minneapolis City Council 9th Ward council associate.
CD6 Chair Nancy Schumacher
Nancy Schumacher is chair of the 6th Congressional District DFL. She lives in Elk River, Minnesota.
CD6 Assoc. Chair Al Patton
Former Rep. Al Patton chairs the DFL's Greater Minnesota Caucus as well as
serving as associate chair of the 6th CD DFL. He served in the Minnesota House during the 1970s representing District 17A, which then included his home city of Sartell.
CD7 Chair Paul Wright
Paul Wright is chair of the 7th CD DFL as well as of the McLeod County DFL.
He lives in Hutchinson.
CD8 Chair Don Bye
CD8 Assoc. Chair Colleen Nardone
Colleen Nardone is a DFL and labor activist from Grand Rapids. She is associate chair of the 8th Congressional District DFL.
Nancy Larson
Nancy Larson is a member of the Democratic National Committee. She and her husband Merle live in Dassel, Minnesota. Nancy is also the Director of the League of Small Cities.
Sen. Mee Moua
“Al doesn't use a political calculator -- he knows what's right in his gut and isn't afraid to speak up on the issues that matter. That's the kind of champion ALL Minnesotans and ALL Americans need.”
Sen. Mee Moua, an attorney and community activist, has represented St. Paul's Eastside since her election in 2002. In the Minnesota Senate, she has worked to protect civil rights, increase affordable housing units, and improve access to public transportation. She also chairs the Judiciary Committee. Sen. Moua is the highest ranking Hmong American elected official in the United States.
Rick Stafford
Rick Stafford is a former chair of the Minnesota DFL and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He is chair of the DNC's LGBT Caucus.
Jackie Stevenson
Jackie Stevenson is a member of the Democratic National Committee, a long-time DFL activist and a founding member and past chair of the DFL Feminist Caucus.