Recall, Minnesota

Minnesota Republicans Update Recall Effort Against Absentee DFL House Members
One day after announcing a recall effort against all 66 DFL House legislators, Republican leaders announced they’ve collected more than 5,000 signatures on recall petitions. Minnesota Republican Chair Alex Plechash says the message is clear from Minnesotans – they want DFL lawmakers to show up for work or face recall elections.
Minnesota Republican Party launches recall election effort targeting all House Democrats boycotting the legislative session
The Minnesota Republican Party launched a recall election effort this week targeting all House Democrats who are continuing to boycott session, which is now in its fourth week.
Minnesota Republicans Want to Oust Every Democrat as Boycott Continues
The political boycott began in early January when House Democrats in Minnesota boycotted the opening session of the 2025 legislative calendar.
Minnesota GOP Announces Recall Efforts Against All DFL House Members
The Minnesota GOP announced recall petitions against every House DFL member on Tuesday. The recall petitions come as a weeks-long boycott continues at the state capitol and what is supposed to be the start of the legislative session.
A big pile of money wasn’t enough for Democrats to hold the Minnesota House
Minnesota House Democrats raised three times as much money as House Republicans in 2024, according to the latest batch of data from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. And it still wasn’t enough to keep their trifecta this past November.
Minnesota GOP plans to file for recall of all 66 House Democrats
As Minnesota House continues negotiations and Democrats boycott, Republican party announces effort to boot Democrats.
Minnesota GOP will file petition to recall House Democrats
There is still no quorum in the Minnesota House, but House leaders said they have kicked negotiations into a new gear.
Minnesota Republicans launch recall effort against all 66 House Democrats, who continue to boycott session
The Democrats have been boycotting the legislative session in protest of the GOP's plans to organize with a temporary, one-seat majority.
As House remains stalled, MN GOP says it’ll file recall petitions against 66 absent DFLers
As power-sharing negotiations continued in the Minnesota House on Tuesday, Republicans opened another front to pressure Democratic-Farmer-Labor representatives to return to the state Capitol. Minnesota Republicans announced they’ll make good on their threats to file petitions to hold recall elections for 66 DFL House members boycotting the legislative session.
DFL residency case has thrown Minnesota legislative session into doubt. Could it have been avoided?
The DFL’s decision to back Curtis Johnson for a suburban House seat has haunted the party since a judge ruled Johnson didn’t ...
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Politics Friday: Democrats seek a new leader with Minnesota’s DFL party chair in contention
MPR News politics editor and host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the Democratic National Committee’s election of a new ...
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MinnPost users’ guide to the Great 2025 Minnesota House Quorum Wars
A Thursday court hearing could determine whether House Republicans can make DFLers attend the legislative session to reach ...
Minnesota DFL’s Ken Martin elected national Democratic Party chair on first ballot
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. - Democratic Party leaders from across the nation on Saturday elected Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin to ...
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Minnesota DFL chair Ken Martin elected as next leader of DNC
Ken Martin was elected on Saturday to serve as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, putting him at the helm ...
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Agreement appears to be reached in Minnesota House
After more than three weeks of turmoil, Minnesota House DFL and GOP leadership announced Wednesday that an agreement has been ...
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DFL secures majority in Minnesota Senate as Sen. Clark sworn in
Sen. Doron Clark’s swearing-in breaks the Senate tie and triggers a heated discussion over dissolving the power-sharing ...
Democratic Party rejects dramatic change in leadership vote
A longtime progressive activist who took over his state party six years ago, Wikler highlighted his years-long plan to break ...