ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House DFL announced a record fundraising total for the first quarter of 2024. The campaign will report starting on-year with $774,416.76 raised in a single quarter and $2,827,693.15 total raised for the cycle. The campaign reports $1,676,916.59 cash on hand as the DFL prepares to run a robust, state-wide campaign to protect and expand the House majority in November. 

More than 70% of Minnesota voters — including majorities across every ideological and demographic category — say they approve of the Legislature’s decision last year to provide free school meals to all students, regardless of income.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House DFL today announced a record fundraising total for 2023. The campaign will report ending the year with $2,053,000 raised and $1,230,000 cash on hand — setting the stage for a strong campaign to protect and expand the House DFL Majority in 2024. The campaign beat its previous odd-year fundraising record by more than $353,000.

Last November, Democrats secured full control of Minnesota’s state government by the narrowest of margins. The party’s single-seat majority in the state senate hinged on a race that it won by 321 votes. Its majority in the state house, meanwhile, stood at only six.

Minnesota Democrats entered this year’s legislative session in a similar situation. Last fall, they won control of the state’s executive branch, House and Senate — a legislative “trifecta” — but with only a one-seat majority in the upper chamber. The results were much different: The party accomplished a generation’s worth of liberal reforms in just four months, vaulting the state to the forefront of progressive policymaking.

America’s state capitals are as polarized as they have been in decades, with lawmakers imposing unflinchingly conservative or liberal agendas this year, even in politically diverse places.

At a time when national Democrats are thwarted by divided government, Minnesota Democrats have shown that when Democrats hold the state legislature and governorship, they can really make an impact — and quickly.

Former President Barack Obama is putting the Minnesota Legislature’s 2023 sesson in the national spotlight, saying it’s a reminder that “elections have consequences.”

Tonight, the Minnesota House of Representatives adjourned the 2023 Legislative Session after completing its work on the state’s new two-year state budget. Speaker Melissa Hortman and Majority Leader Jamie Long released the following statements:

This year, at least 12 states have passed legislation to limit or ban gender-affirming health care for young people, adding to several already on the books. In Missouri, restrictions announced last week by the state attorney general would apply to people of any age. With legislative sessions pressing on across the country, more restrictions could be on the way.

St. Paul, Minnesota — Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Majority Leader Ryan Winkler released the following statements on the participation of Republican Representatives Susan Akland, Steve Drazkowski, Mary Franson, Glenn Gruenhagen, Eric Lucero, and Jeremy Munson in the “Storm the Capitol” rally on January 6th.

ST. PAUL, MN - The Minnesota House DFL announced today fundraising numbers surpassing every previous election year’s internal second quarter cash on hand amounts. The campaign ended the second quarter with $569,554.67 raised and $1,126,711.45 cash on hand. This is the highest cash on hand held by the House DFL at this stage of a campaign.

St. Paul, MN - Today, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation delivering workers’ compensation benefits to health care and public safety workers who contract COVID-19 in the line of duty. In particular, the legislation provides a presumption that if these workers contract COVID, they did so during the course of their employment and are covered by workers’ compensation.