It is with great disappointment that we have learned of our Senator Tom Bakk’s exit from the DFL state senate caucus to start a new independent senate caucus.
The Democratic Farmer Labor party has always had a platform of inclusion and equality. We stand with Farmers, Labor, and all those who believe in a living wage, fair labor practices, protecting Social Security, women’s right to choose, racial justice, protecting our environment, and social safeguards that promote fair housing, quality education, and healthcare for all.
It may have been lost on the Senator, but not lost to the DFL organizers of his district, that the party has not shifted, but has become more inclusive, more visionary, bringing more people into supporting a platform for the good of all. The DFL values have not shifted; it is Senator Bakk who has chosen a different path.
We at DFL Senate District 3 expect that Senator Bakk will do the job we elected him to do: to represent the interests of all the people of northeastern Minnesota on the things we care about. We will continue to work with him and any other legislators as we strive to implement our core values and make Minnesota and the world a better place.
Minnesota DFL Senate District 3 includes Koochiching, Cook, Lake Counties and parts of St. Louis County.
Leah Rogne, DFL Senate
District 3 Chair
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