The current DFL US Senate Primary is the most expensive in Minnesota’s history. About $12 million of dark money has come into the Angie Craig campaign. There are no such reports for Flanagan.
Ice Cream Socials are coming to our neighborhoods this summer. This space will soon link to a full schedule of parties where you can meet your neighbors and our local candidates for the November Elections.
For those who want *more information about their candidates,* the League of Women Voters Education Fund presents the websitehttps://www.vote411.org/.Learn who the Primary candidates are in your precinct, what their positions are, how to register, how and when to vote, how the Primary works, and more.
SD31 DFL Newsletter, July 27, 2026
Greetings, DFL Friends—
Submission note: We aim to publish a regular newsletter on approximately the middle and the last week of each month during campaign season. We will try to share other items on a weekly basis as needed on the other weeks. Please have your items to us (at the above address) by Thursday morning for sharing in the following week.
The war drags on. ICE killings go on. Gas prices keep going up. Assisted living homes and nursing homes have lost lots of staff and can’t find replacements. And when you hear about “Fake News,” note that Medicare/Medicaid fraud in MN is somewhere in the middle of fraud reports for all 50 states. And our DFL leaders are working to fix it. Yet the MAGA war against MN democrats, using the tag of “fraud,” runs rampant while the much bigger fraud of Trump and his family seems to get little notice.
SO— we have our work cut out for us. The most important part of that work is to VOTE between now and August 11. Anyone can vote early, in person. And second, remind your neighbors, friends, and family to vote soon too.
Our SD31 Candidates need all the help you can give them— so check their links below and help out if you can by making a donation, hosting a sign, or volunteering.
And if you want to host a YARD SIGN on a SPECIFIC ISSUE, check out the list of options & photos on our website: votebluemn.org, and then send us a note to request a sign at: sd31dfl@gmail.com.
And our next Monthly SD31 Meeting is EARLY—on Tuesday August 4. Don’t miss out!
A number of our Ramsey residents showed up at the May 12th city council meeting to oppose three resolutions supported by Mayor Heineman.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division plans to send election monitors to Minnesota for the 2026 primaries, as well as to a handful of other states. Monitors will go into areas where the agency claims it has seen “problems” in recent elections. A University of St. Thomas (2024) study analyzed over 13 million Minnesota votes over nine years and found only *three* illegal votes by non-citizens. Secretary of State Steve Simon’s office said the monitors “must be authorized by state or local election officials. Monitors may not interrupt, interfere with or intimidate voters. If they do so, they will be asked to leave polling locations.” Read or Download the full study from the link provided on this page.
We meet: The second Tuesday of each Month, 6-8 pm
Andover Community Center– Community Room A
The Minnesota Election Calendar 2026
June 26, 2026
Early Voting Begins
July 21, 2026
Last Day to Pre-Register for Primary Election
August 8, 2026
Saturday Absentee Voting – 9:00am to 3:00pm
August 11, 2026
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY – polls open 7:00am to 8:00pm
September 18, 2026
Early Voting Begins
October 13, 2026
Last Day to Pre-register to Vote
October 24, 2026
Saturday Absentee Voting – 9:00am to 3:00pm
October 31, 2026
Saturday Absentee Voting – 9:00am to 3:00pm
November 1, 2026
Sunday Absentee Voting – 9:00am to 3:00pm
November 3, 2026
GENERAL ELECTION DAY – polls open 7:00am to 8:00pm
In 1946, a major American labor union highlighted these landmark achievements to “build an even greater tomorrow.” If we are not careful, we lose what we thought we had gained. It has been 80 years, but today, we are still fighting for the things “to be done,” and many items “[that] we’ve done” are in grave danger.
DFL Senate District 31 represents a unique blend of rural and suburban communities with unique challenges. We are everyday citizens of this district who are motivated by Minnesota community values and principles.
We work to help bring about change, to make our communities better places to live for our kids, our neighbors and ourselves.
Our first job is to build a group who will find, support, and elect candidates who promote our values.
Senate District 31 DFL was formed early in 2022 after the 2020 Census redistricting. We engage in a range of social and planning meetings, fundraising events, communication and education efforts, and service activities.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement that he’s “heartbroken and frankly shocked” by the GOP’s decision to hold a moment of silence of Chauvin.
“To honor the man convicted of murdering George Floyd– days after the very anniversary of that terrible day – is an act of profound cruelty to the Floyd family and to every Minnesotan who believes in accountability under law,” Ellison said.
—Bring Me the News – Minnesota
Governor Walz: Melissa and Mark remind us that public service is not just for elected officials—it’s for all of us. I have proclaimed June as Public Service Month and encourage all Minnesotans to do an act of service in their honor. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BEBDzSuae/
No Kings Protests in Minneapolis on March 28, 2026.
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