Letter of Support

Letter of Support from DFL Senate District 43

DFL Senate District 43 intends to consider providing a Letter of Support (LoS) to one or more candidates in the 2025 Golden Valley City Council race. We also may choose to not give a LoS to any candidate.

A DFL letter of support identifies a candidate who supports the principles of the DFL Party and allows the party to support their candidacy for nonpartisan public office. A letter of support does not constitute a DFL endorsement. Multiple candidates may receive a letter of support in any election. A candidate who receives a letter of support may advertise that they have received a letter of support from the DFL Party. No candidate, campaign, or individual elected or appointed to a position within the DFL Party may misrepresent a letter of support as a DFL endorsement.

Candidate Eligibility. Only candidates for nonpartisan public office who are eligible to appear on the primary election ballot or, if not applicable, the general election ballot may receive a letter of support. No person who is an active member of another political party may receive a letter of support. A letter of support issued before the primary is valid after the primary only if the candidate’s name appears on the general election ballot.

Letter of Support Process. A candidate seeking a letter of support should contact the chair of the DFL Party unit responsible for that electoral jurisdiction. A letter of support committee for the electoral jurisdiction may, by a 60 percent affirmative vote, issue a DFL letter of support to one or more candidates in a given race. Only residents of the area in which an election will occur may vote to issue letters of support in that election.

Contact if interested in a Letter of Support from DFL Senate District 43 for the 2025 Golden Valley City race: Bill Devins, chair@sd43dfl.org

Timing: We will interview interested candidates in May, if any candidates come forward by that time. 

We also will interview candidates in June through mid-July. Finally, we will interview candidates after the filing deadline in August. We plan to have a maximum of three cycles of interviews, depending on the number of interested candidates.

We have chosen this timing to give prepared candidates sufficient time to be able to represent the LoS on their literature, website and in summer campaigning. 

Process: Email the SD43 chair (above). We’ll provide you with a written questionnaire to complete at least 3 days before your interview. If we don’t receive your completed questionnaire at least 3 days before your scheduled interview, we will cancel the interview. 

Interviews will be conducted via Zoom. Members of Senate District 43 Central Committee will vote on whether to issue a LoS.