Please Join Us!

Join us and become an active member of our DFL Community Caucus to help us address the needs of seniors. You can join one or more of our local chapters and any of our committees leading us on vital issues that concern us all. Your membership allows us to reach more seniors and have a larger voice on issues. You become part of a mission and movement to address the needs of senior citizens across Minnesota.

Making a better world for our Children, our Grandchildren, and Ourselves!

ISSUES & LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

What are the issues that the Senior Caucus cares most about?

The primary goal of the Senior Caucus is to impact public policy, to bring focus and accountability to senior issues, and to elect representatives who support the following issues important to seniors:

  • Affordable, quality health care
  • Fair prescription drug coverage
  • Protect the Medicare program
  • Protect the Social Security program
  • Safe, livable communities
  • Affordable, quality education
  • Fair and equitable tax policies
  • A healthful environment to pass on to our children and grandchildren
  • Protecting vulnerable adults
  • Expand critical services to seniors, such as transportation, home health care, and maintenance
  • Provide decent, affordable housing for seniors
  • A peaceful world where our grandchildren can succeed

Endorsement of Candidates

The DFL Senior Caucus endorses candidates who request our endorsement and pass the screening interviews.

For the 2024 election, the Senior Caucus endorses the following candidates:

CD1 Rachel Bohman
CD3 Kelly Morrison
CD5 Ilhan Omar
CD6 Jeanne Hendricks
CD7 A. J. Peters
CD8 Jen Schultz
HD01A James Sceville
HD03B Mark Munger
HD04B Thaddeus Laugisch
HD07A Aron Schnaser
HD07B Lorrie Janatopoulos
HD08A Pete Johnson
HD09A Michael Ziomko
HD11A Pete Radosevich
HD15A Anthony Studemann
HD19A Jessica Navarro
HD24A Heather Holmes
HD25A Kim Hicks
HD25B Andy Smith
HD31B Gadisa Berkessa
HD32B Matt Norris
HD35B Kari Rehrauer
HD37A Laurie Wolfe
HD37B Kristin Bahner
HD39A Erin Koegel
HD39B Sandra Feist
HD41A Lucia Wroblewski
HD41B Jen Fox
HD43A Cedrick Frazier
HD43B Mike Freiberg
SD45 Ann Johnson Stewart
HD45A Tracey Breazeale
HD45B Patty Acomb
HD49A Alex Falconer
HD50A Julie Greene
HD50B Steve Elkins
HD52A Liz Reyer
HD52B Bianca Virnig
HD53A Mary Frances Clardy
HD54B Jean Lee
HD55A Jessica Hanson
HD55B Kaela Berg
HD56A Robert Bierman
HD55B John Huot
HD57A Veda Kanitz
HD57B Brian Cohn
HD58A Kristi Pursell
HD58B Ian English
HD59B Esther Agbaje
HD61A Will Stancil
HD61B Jamie Long
HD63A Samantha Sencer
Anoka County Commissioner Mandy Meisner
Dakota County Board 5 Yusuf Haji
Hennepin County Commissioner District 5 Goettel Debbie
Hennepin County Commissioner District 6 Heather Edelson
St Louis County Commissioner District 2 Patrick Boyle
St Louis County Commissioner District 3 Ashley Grimm
Maplewood City Council Nikki Villavicencio
Minneapolis Public Schools district 6 Greta Callahan

 

I decided at the age of 74 to retire. A current member of the Anoka County Senior Caucus invited me to come. I became president and increased the membership. The time has been worthwhile to me.

Melvin Aanerud

As one of the Founders of the DFL Senior Caucus, and as a former DFL State Representative, my main purpose was to create a political vehicle for Seniors to make known, and provide visibility for the many issues of seniors (health care being #1) to the DFL Party and to political leaders at the State, Federal and local levels.

Dwayne King

I am a DFLer because the Democratic Party is the compassionate party. The DFL is concerned with the well being of all people, from birth through death with dignity. The DFL is the party that represents my progressive philosophies.

Gary Westorff