Minnesota is one of a handful of states that caucus. That means every two years, each political party organizes its members to start the election process from the grassroots. At Senate District 43’s caucus, you’ll be assigned to a classroom with your precinct – people who live in your neighborhood. 

The activities in your classroom will be led by a couple of your neighbors – often your precinct chair and vice chair. You may be asked to help with a role.

Important matters at caucus include:

• Electing or re-electing precinct chair and vice chairs.

• Proposing and voting on resolutions. If there are things you want to make sure are considered for the DFL platform, you complete a resolution form in advance, take it to your caucus and read it aloud in the classroom. The others present will vote on your resolution. If they vote for it, the resolution will be advanced to the Senate District 43 convention for consideration and then the Congressional District 5 convention and finally the DFL state convention. Resolutions that are similar will be combined. 

• Hearing from candidates running for office.

• Selecting delegates. The group in your classroom will select delegates to go to the Senate District 43 convention (details below). Delegates at that convention will vote on resolutions and, importantly, decide which candidates will be endorsed for Senate District 43A and 43B representatives and Senate District 43 state senator. If all delegate slots get filled, there is also an equal number of alternate delegate slots available. Alternates should still attend the convention in case delegates from your precinct don’t show up. 

  • One or two persons in each classroom also will be selected to be delegates to the Hennepin County Convention.

Can't Attend? 

If you cannot attend your precinct caucus but want to participate and submit a resolution or request to be a delegate, you can complete a Non-Attendee Form and email it to chair@sd43dfl.org. Requests to be a delegate are not guaranteed.