Minnesota is divided into 67 Senate Districts, each of which contains 2 House of Representatives Districts (134 in all). Each Senate District elects one state senator, and each House District elects one state representative. Senate District 41 (SD41) comprises all of Edina and the western part of Bloomington.
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) has a large number of local party units corresponding to wide variety of election districts. Some, like the SD41 Democrats, correspond to
senate districts. In addition there are, or have been in the past, party units for
congressional districts, counties,
house districts, and even a few
precincts.
Our group has several key responsibilities:
Recruiting and endorsing candidates for State Senate and House of
Representatives from the SD41 area.
Working to elect Democratic candidates in our area.
Convening caucuses in even-numbered years for Democrats within the district.
Convening a convention in even-numbered years to endorse candidates.
Convening a convention in odd-numbered years to select
local party officials.
Promoting Democratic values within the district.
Encouraging civic participation at all levels of government.
We do our work exclusively with volunteers. Our
meetings are open to the public. We are Democrats!
Leadership Team
Our leadership team includes officers, directors, and precinct chairs.
Officers
Chair
Del Smith
- dlsmith26@comcast.net
Associate Chair
Sally Krusell
Secretary
Bob Lee
Treasurer
Terri Stermer
Affirmative Action Officer
Barbara Milon
Directors
Usha Abramovitz
Stan Brown
Laura Davis
Steve Domke
Floyd Grabiel
Gert Lappin
Addie Mattson
Eileen McAwley
Peggy Smith
Mick Spence
Michael Whitt
Precinct Chairs
(To be filled in soon.)
Precinct chairs are elected for two-year terms by their precinct caucuses in even-numbered years. Starting in 2009, officers and directors are to be elected for two-year terms at the SD41 Democrats convention in odd-numbered years.
