MINNESOTA SENATE DISTRICT 31 DFL
Of, By, and For the People!
Every Minnesotan has an ally and an advocate in Senate District 31 DFL.
We stand for: Affordability & Living wages for working families; world-class public education; strong unions; quality, affordable healthcare; equality, justice, and opportunity for all.
We celebrate: Our country—the first ever founded NOT on Race or Religion but on the equality of ALL People.
We are dedicated to: The rule of law; eradicating corruption; the peaceful transfer of power; the Constitution of the United States
We support: all those who fight hatred, racism, fascism, tyranny, and dictatorship.
Ramsey, Andover, Oak Grove, Ham Lake, East Bethel, Linwood,
and Athens Township
We work to make our communities better places to live for all of us
You are invited!
We meet:
The second Tuesday of each Month
Usually at Andover Community Center– Community Room A
DON’T FORGET OUR REGULAR ACTIVITIES:
Daily: 10:45 AM- DFL Statewide Phone Call :Sign Up For DFL Comm Calls
Weekly:
- Indivisible Emmer Protests—Otsego: Saturdays 11 am–noon.
- Andover: SD31 Neighborhood Network Coffee BreaK—Andover & Northern SD31: Saturdays 8:30–11:00 am—Starbucks Inside the Andover Target
- Ramsey Coffee Break: Every second and fourth Saturday 10am–noon. Inside Coborn’s Grocery next to the Deli, in Ramsey
School Board Meetings
Anoka-Hennepin:
- Work Sessions: Second Mondays, 5:30 pm (Dec 8, Jan 12)
- Regular School Board Meetings: Fourth Mondays, 6:30 pm (Dec 22, Jan 26, etc.) https://meetings.boardbook.
org/Public/Organization/2720
St Francis:
- Regular Meetings: 2nd and 4th Mondays, 6:30 PM, Community Room, District Office
Saturday, Jan 10
8:30 am – 11 am
SD31 DFL Coffee Break in Starbucks at Andover Target
Saturday, Jan10
10 am – noon
DFL Coffee Break in Ramsey at Coburn’s Deli
Saturday, Jan 10
11 am – noon
Indivisible Protest before Emmer’s Office in Otsego
FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS
Monday, Jan 12
–
Work Session – Anoka-Hennepin School Board (observation only)
Tuesday, Jan 13
– SD31 DFL Monthly Social Gathering and Business Meeting
Saturday, Jan 24
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
THE NURSES OF VIETNAM: A PERSISTENCE AND RESISTANCE CONVERSATION
(External Discussion Event hosted by Anoka Co. Historical Society and LWV-ABC, Location TBA)
Tuesday, Feb 3
Times and Locations to be updated
Caucus Night 2026 in Minnesota for All Involved Voters
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.
Check out our Blog Posts!
Check out the Newsletter Archive!
Minnesota Congressional District 6
DFL Hopefuls for US Congress
Two candidates continue to actively seek endorsement for running in 2026 against Representative Tom Emmer. Click the buttonbelow for more information about each candidate. CD6 Convention on April 25, 2026, will make the final selection and endorsement. Watch for upcoming information about candidate events and public debates. One debate is currently scheduled for Saturday, January 10, at 11 AM, in St Cloud. Follow this link: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/871531/
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
CAUCUSES: Tuesday, February 3
SD31 DFL This Week,
Jan. 8, 2026
Resist ICE Violence + Get Ready for Caucuses
VoteBlueMN.org
sd31dfl@gmail.com
“Unlike evil, Good is invisible. Good is made of an infinity of small actions, one after another, that perhaps, one day, will manage to change the world.”— Marc Levy
Greetings, DFL Friends—
We had originally started this email with a wish for a Happy New Year, and hoping that your holidays were warm and restful, with good connections with family and friends.
That all still holds, but a deep blanket of fear, anguish, and anger has been thrown over Minnesota and the country after the January 7 shooting of an unarmed US citizen by ICE in Minneapolis— after some 2,000 federal agents were “surged” in our state. And that was on top of the illegal incursion into Venezuela, and the news that Governor Walz has decided to not run again.
There will be a number of actions and trainings in response to the killing. Keep posted with the DFL and Indivisible for key events.
At our local level, besides all the other events, we are getting into high gear to prepare for Caucuses—VERY SOON— the first Tuesday of February— 26 days away.
And Caucuses will be one way to get together and take steps toward taking our country back.
Why go to Caucus? Caucuses are the first major events of what will prove to be a very historic election year. Yes, there is some party business to do, but mainly it is a chance to meet DFL friends and get recharged for the coming campaign year. We need to do everything we can to prevent the GOP and ICE from taking over in Minnesota, and instead to strengthen our progressive influence in state and national politics.
Caucuses are the place and time where you can:
- meet your DFL neighbors— there are lots of us!
- start to get involved
- enhance your current involvement
- write a resolution to guide DFL policies and platform
- join a committee or local group to work at the grassroots level
- meet candidates
- become a delegate to upcoming conventions
- even consider running for a DFL position or as a candidate for office!
- OR: JUST COME TO MEET FRIENDS AND LEARN MORE!
This is our first reminder— please mark your calendars and plan to attend Caucus info events in January AND the Caucuses themselves on Feb 3. Read on for specifics.
Click to view full newsletterCHEERS, BIG WINS,
AND WORK NEEDED
A Nod of Appreciation to Our Neighborhood Hilton (1/6/2026). UPDATES
The Minneapolis Hilton is facing off with DHS over the housing of more than 2,000 ICE agents while they conduct their usual immigrant “review.” The manager of the independently franchised downtown hotel has informed DHS that the agents will not be welcome on the premises for any length of stay. DHS is aghast at the audacity. One wonders how the reservation got made in the first place. It is easy to understand why the hotel might want to keep ICE out on the street. Think of the many hundreds of hard-laboring workers who clean, repair, service and secure the hotel for its clientele. I certainly would not want to be one of them trying to work around more than 2,000 ICE agents on my daily shifts. I’ll bet ICE doesn’t tip, either. All this, and ICE hasn’t even arrived yet.
Related Story (NPR): Mayor Keith Wilson calls on ICE ‘to halt all operations in Portland’ after federal law enforcement shooting
Update: Agent, Noem should be prosecuted under Minnesota murder laws – Sabrina Haacke, “Weekly columnist, Chicago Tribune METRO, State Affairs, RawStory, Howey Politics, OutSFL. Contributor, Salon, Moot Magazine, South Florida Gay News. 25 year Chicago trial lawyer, heavy on 1st and 14th Amendment defense. Left of center policy wonk.”
Update: ICE shooting live updates: Minnesota investigators say they can’t access evidence | AP News
Update: Minn. officials say FBI is freezing state out of probe into ICE shooting – The Washington Post
Update: Renee Good killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis | MPR News
More to read here:
https://www.rawstory.com/hilton-ice/