Campaign Update as of 12:30 PM on May 12, 2025: We’re excited to share that in less than 18 hours, nearly 10% of delegates to the Minneapolis City Convention have already signed our petition to protect the integrity of our Minneapolis DFL Caucuses and Conventions by keeping active Republicans out. Join us in helping protect our party—add your name to the petition today and stand with fellow delegates committed to keeping active Republicans out of our DFL process.
Upholding Democratic Values in a Big Tent
In Minneapolis, we’ve seen a troubling trend—an influx of active Republican voters and donors, including individuals who supported Donald Trump in both 2020 and 2024, now seeking to influence the direction of our Minneapolis DFL.
We believe in a big tent. We welcome independents and former Republicans who have rejected the extremism of today’s GOP. But to protect the integrity of our party, we must draw a clear line: those who continue to support Republican candidates—or the politicians who enable Trump and his agenda—especially after January 6th, should not be selecting who our DFL endorsed candidates are.
Why This Matters
The DFL exists to elect Democrats and uphold Democratic values. But in Minneapolis, individuals who have actively donated to Republican candidates and aligned groups—even in the last election cycle—are being allowed to serve as delegates and shape endorsements.
After the violent insurrection on January 6th, the vast majority of Republican officials and donors stood by Donald Trump and continued to push dangerous anti-democratic rhetoric. Supporting the Republican Party in 2024—and going even further by donating to its candidates—is a deliberate choice, and one that is fundamentally incompatible with DFL values.
For example, at the recent Ward 7 DFL Convention, a delegate who donated thousands of dollars to a Republican presidential candidate within the past year was allowed to help decide the DFL endorsement for city council. That compromises the integrity of our caucus process and our party.
How We Propose to Protect the DFL
We are calling on the Minneapolis DFL Convention to take a principled stand by passing the following resolution to protect the integrity of our party:
Whereas, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is a political party with a clear platform and endorsement process; and
Whereas, the Republican Party and its candidates—especially Donald Trump—stand in direct opposition to the values of the DFL; and
Whereas, individuals who actively support Republican candidates, including through financial contributions, cannot credibly represent the DFL; and
Whereas, permitting active Republican supporters to serve as DFL delegates blurs the distinction between parties, confuses voters, and compromises the integrity of the DFL’s endorsement process;
Therefore, be it resolved that any individual who has donated to a Republican candidate or Republican-aligned group within the past two years may not serve as a delegate or alternate at any DFL endorsing convention organized under the authority of the Minneapolis DFL.
This isn’t about gatekeeping or creating a litmus test—it’s about accountability. It’s about protecting our endorsement process from individuals who are still actively engaged in supporting a party that is undermining democracy.