WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Since our Party’s inception on, April 15, 1944, we have continually worked to elect strong DFL candidates to public office, act as a voice for the people of our state, and to encourage all citizens to become politically active in their communities. In the course of our Party’s history, much has been accomplished and we at the DFL Party will continue working for a better Minnesota and nation into tomorrow and beyond.
The Minnesota Seventh Congressional District DFL supports and works to enact the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party and strives to sustain the foundations in our Party’s grassroots history. We believe that every American and Minnesotan, regardless of their background or other immutable traits, has a right to stable employment with fair wages, to proper education, to raise and provide for a family, to accessible and affordable healthcare, to live in safe communities, and to retire with dignity and security.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jennifer Cronin
Congressional District 7 DFL Chair
Pipestone County
Pipestone County DFL Chair
Senate District 22 Director
State Executive Committee
Rural Caucus
State Standing Committee: Operations
Paul Schwarz
Congressional District 7 Vice Chair
Chippewa County
Chippewa County DFL Vice-Chair
State Executive Committee
Collin Peterson for Congress, Field Coordinator
Laurie Driessen
Congressional District 7 Secretary
Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County DFL Vice Chair
Rural Caucus
State Standing Committee: Platform Issues and Legislative Affairs
State Executive Committee, At Large
Terry Vanderpol
Congressional District 7 Treasurer
Chippewa County DFL Treasurer
Alan Perish
Congressional District 7 Deputy Treasurer
Todd County
Logan Kortgard
Congressional District 7 Outreach and Inclusion
Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County Communications Coordinator
Rural Caucus Communications Committee Co-Chair
CD7 DFL Directors
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Rosemary Martin, Lyon County (Senate District 15 Chari, Rural Caucus, Party Affairs and Coordinated Campaign State Standing))
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Athena Gracyck, Clay County (Clay County DFL Vice Chair, Rural Caucus Director)
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Tristan Bergmann, Pipestone County (Pipestone County DFL Director, State at Large SCC, State Standing Committee: Constitution Rules and Bylaws, Rural Caucus)
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Connie Velde, Yellow Medicine County (Yellow Medicine County DFL Secretary, State Central Committee, Rural Caucus)
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Dyna Sluyter, Lyon County (Lyon County Vice Chair, State Standing Committee: Outreach & Inclusion)
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LeAnn Dean, Stevens County
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Lillian (Lil) Ortendahl, Todd County ( DFL Senior Caucus, DFL Disability Caucus, Rural Caucus, Todd County DFL Director)
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Jim Stone, Yellow Medicine County (Rural Caucus)
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David Pederson, Clay County (Clay County DFL Director, Senate District 4 Director)
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Connie Lindstrom, Kittson County (Kittson-Roseau Vice Chair)
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Deb Maki, Lyon County (Rural Caucus, State Central Committee at Large)
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Bonnie Bina, Douglas County (Douglas County Chair)
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Mona Gregerson: Pope County
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Pamela Rolfs, Clay County
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Cindy Ansbacher, Polk County
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Jennifer Carpentier, McCleod County
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William Arden, Todd County (State Standing Committee: Constitution Rules and Bylaws)
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Brent Lindstrom, Kittson County (Kittson-Roseau Chair)
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Paul Harris, Clay County (Clay County Chair)
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Robert Anderson, Clay County (State Central Committee at Large)
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Craig Maki, Lyon County (Rural Caucus, State Central Committee at Large)
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Jason Satter, Douglas County (Party Affairs and Coordinated Campaign State Standing)
State Executive Committee at Large
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Jim Falk, Swift County (Swift County DFL Chair)
State Executive Committee at Large
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Michelle Bierbiech, Brown county (State Central Committee at Large)