Volunteers Needed for the State Fair!

Please email SD55DFL@gmail.com to learn how you can help the Senate District on September 4th at the State Fair. Or, contact if you help the Congressional District at the Fair on August 24th.

Redistricting: Public Input Needed

Public Input Meetings During August

The Citizen Redistricting Commission is hosting public input sessions in August to gather feedback for its map drawing efforts as well as to prepare the public to provide testimony when the court holds public hearings this fall. Public input is crucial because redistricting relies on a nuanced understanding of local communities: what changes have occurred in the community over the last ten years? What is the impact of the current districts on the community? What are the key interests that are important to the community and that differentiate it from surrounding communities? Share the story of your community with the Citizen Redistricting Commission at the following hearings:

• Minneapolis, Wednesday August 10 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Northfield, Thursday, August 11 from 7-9 p.m.
• Minnetonka, Tuesday, August 16 from 7-9 p.m.
• St. Paul, Wednesday, August 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• St. Cloud, Thursday, August 18 from 7-9 p.m.
• Willmar, Wednesday, August 24 from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
• Duluth, Thursday, August 25 from 7 – 9 p.m.
• Mankato, Tuesday, August 30 from 7-9 p.m.

Get details on meeting locations

State DFL Senior Caucus Annual Picnic

Brookview Park
200 Brookview Parkway N, Golden Valley, MN

Time: Noon - 3 p.m.

This is a family event — Kids, grandkids and friends are welcome.     Spend the afternoon picnicing, solving the state’s problems and playing  
with like-minded DFLrs, their families and friends     Hotdogs, chips, beans, pop, water and coffee will be provided.  If you wish, bring a hot dish, salad, vegies, fruit or dessert to share. Bring a lawn chair.   .Fundraiser: Suggested donation, $5 per person.    No one turned away.  .  Questions?   Contact. Karla Sand: karlaviolets@hotmail.com  651-739-7397

DFL Week of Service

DFL Week of Service

(August 8^th to 13^th)

About the Week of Service

During his inaugural address in January Governor Dayton asked all Minnesotans to dedicate a small portion of their time to volunteer work in their local communities. As part of our response to that call, the DFL has launched a new initiative, the DFL Week of Service, that we hope will become an annual activity for the DFL to celebrate our values. As part of the Week of Service the DFL will be sponsoring events in every congressional district at various points during the week with the intent of engaging our members, volunteers, and activists in community service around the state.

**Fourth Congressional District Event **

As part of the Week of Service festivities in CD 4, the DFL is excited to partner with Habitat for Humanity's A Brush of Kindness program, which seeks to restore and maintain decent places to live for low income families in the metro area. In order to make this event a success we will require a large number of volunteers. If you can, please come volunteer with us and help spread the word! This event is not limited exclusively to DFLers, non-political friends and family are more than welcome.

Wednesday, August 10^th

8.30 am – 4.00 pm

870 Burr Street

Requirements for volunteering on this project;

• Commit to volunteering for a full day, 8.30 am – 4.00 pm
• All volunteers must be 16 years of age or older
• All physical and vocational abilities welcome
• Appropriate attire including closed toe boots
• Materials and equipment will be provided by Habitat for Humanity

It's important that we know ahead of time how many volunteers will be participating and spots are limited so PLEASE RSVP with Spencer McGinnis at smcginnis@dfl.org or 651-251-6337.

Dayton sends out DFL fundraising plea

reposted from Star Tribune

Dayton sends out DFL fundraising plea

Posted by: Rachel E. Stassen-Berger under Minnesota governor, Gov. Mark Dayton, Minnesota legislature,Minnesota state senators, Democrats, Republicans Updated: July 27, 2011 - 11:27 AM1

• Less than a week after ending the Minnesota government shutdown, Gov. Mark Dayton sent out a fundraising plea for the DFL based on his shutdown experience.

"While we were able to end the shutdown – putting thousands of people back to work and preventing some of the GOP’s worst policies from taking effect – damage has still been done. The only way to ensure our state government truly works for the people of Minnesota is for Democrats to take back the House and Senate," he wrote in his rare fundraising email. "
I saw first-hand how intransigent the GOP can be when it comes to protecting their rich and powerful friends."

While Dayton has been a prodigious fundraiser for the party and his own campaigns over the years, most of his fundraising has been accomplished, he has joked, by pitching the man in the mirror.

The email says: "The only way to ensure our state government truly works for the people of Minnesota is for Democrats to take back the House and Senate. The best way to do that is to give to the DFL today. They are running a campaign to get the truth about the Republican radical agenda out to the voters."

The plea makes this interesting statement: "Minnesotans are smart. Once they know the truth, they’ll make the right choice," indicating that only people who don't know the "truth" would vote for Republicans.

It also comes with this letterhead: