DFL

The DFL and the GOP continued to exchange Minnesota House seats as the election results trickled in early Wednesday morning.

The DFL House Caucus is poised to add two seats to its majority, said caucus communications director Andrew Wittenborg. That would give DFLers 87 out of 134 House seats. But that’s short of the 90 seats they need in order to have a veto-proof majority.

Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton, was narrowly defeated with all precincts reporting by the early morning hours. Erickson, the lead Republican on the House Education Finance Committee, lost to Gail Jackson by a difference of 50.12 percent to 49.67 percent.

In District 41B, a seat held by Rep. Neil Peterson, R-Bloomington, DFLer Paul Rosenthal beat Jan Schneider 52.56 percent to 47.01 percent. Peterson lost in the September primary to Schneider. Peterson drew criticism from his own party after he voted to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of this year’s transportation finance bill.

Source:http://www.alfranken.com/pages/events/:

Noon-3:00 p.m.
Paradise Park
11031 Stinson Ave
Chisago City

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Event info: Al Franken will be a guest speaker at this fundraiser supporting the Chisago County DFL. For more information, contact Steve Linnerooth at stevendl2000@yahoo.com

Source:http://www.alfranken.com/pages/events/:

6th CD DFL Garden Party Fundraiser
2:00-6:00 p.m.
6689 Packard Ave NE
Otsego

For more information, call Nancy Schumacher at 612-432-6239.

Source:http://www.alfranken.com/pages/events/:

July 17, 2007
Brown County DFL Picnic
5:30-8:00 p.m.
Herman Heights Park (at the top of the Center St. hill across from Martin Luther College)
New Ulm
Event info: Al Franken will be a guest speaker at this fundraiser supporting the Brown County DFL. For more information, contact Lori Sellner at 507-227-4004 or lorisell@sleepyeyetel.net.

In this issue: The New Franken Factor: "Legally Qualified Candidate", The Special Session: Is anyone really winning?, The Governor's Race Begins, Penning Poetry from Rochester, No More Kelly Who?, Maple Grove Hospital in Prime Time, A Race to Replace?, Bits & Pieces..., Lobbyist Watch, 20 Years Ago, The Coming Week In Other Media

In this issue: Doing the Sen. shuffle. . .a new dance in the DFL, A New DFLer--as in someone no one knows, and a moderate, Jesse Pawlenty?, R.T. no longer an Internet expert, Drinking, Bits & Pieces..., Lobbyist Watch, The Coming Week In Other Media