Governor Walz kicked off the Early Voting weekend in Moorhead with a press conference alongside three the DFL legislative candidates from Moorhead, Representative Heather Keeler, John Hest, and Rob Kupec. While in the area he also spoke to Western Minnesota’s labor leaders about the issues that matter most to them at a union roundtable. He then traveled to Ogema to meet with local leaders of the White Earth Nation, followed by an event put on by Senate District 2 DFL in Callaway in support of Senate Candidate Alan Roy.
Lt. Governor Flanagan kicked off the first day of Early Voting in St. Paul with members of Senate District 47. While there, she expressed her support for the three DFL candidates in the Woodbury area – Ethan Cha, Nichole Mitchell, and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger – and launched a door knock on their behalf. She then traveled to Eagan to launch a doorknock on behalf of DFLers Erin Maye Quade, Senator Jim Carlson, Representative Liz Reyer, and Representative Ruth Richardson, Representative Robert Bierman. She also headlined a DFL Early Vote press conference in St. Paul alongside the incumbent constitutional officers and numerous state house candidates.
On Saturday, Gov. Walz gave rousing remarks to the SEIU 2022 health care membership convention to fire up Minnesota’s workers ahead of the election. He then traveled to Edina for Early Vote Weekend of Action Door Knock for Senate District 50 & 51 DFLers alongside DFL candidate Nathan Coulter.
On Sunday, Gov. Walz launched a doorknock for DFLers Leigh Finke and Clare Oumou Verbeten alongside AG Ellison in Senate District 66. He also launched door knocks in Stillwater to support Senate District 33 DFLers Nancy McLean, Hanna Valento and Josiah Hill.