Mower County DFL

For information, contact: MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com or phone 507-218-1001. To be added to the Mower County DFL mailing list or to volunteer, please send us an email at MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com. 

The Mower County DFL needs your support, both financial support and your time and talents.

To donate, please send checks made out to Mower County DFL, PO Box 241, Austin, MN 55912 or you may donate through the ActBlue website at this link.

You will receive a Political Contribution Refund form along with your receipt.  This will entitle you to a refund from the state of Minnesota - $75 for individuals, $150 for couples - through Minnesota's Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program.  Note that you may receive a maximum of one PCR per year.

These people have currently filed to run in the DFL primary in 2026 for Mower County or state-wide elections.  Please click on their names to visit their campaign website and learn more about their positions.   

 For State Senate District 23 - Angie Hanson

For State Senate District 26 - Lynn Carlson

For State House District 23 B - Christoph Dundas

For Congressional District 1 (CD1) - Jake Johnson

For Senate: Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan

For Governor: Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Seymore

For Secretary of State: Steve Simon

For Auditor: Dan Wolgamott and Ben Scheirer and Zack Filipovich and Adam Jennings

For Attorney General: Keith Ellison

There are no other official candidates for 2026 state-wide elections at this time.

Upcoming Events and Volunteer opportunities in Austin:

(Some events are not sponsored by Mower County DFL, but may be of interest to our party members.  Please email us if you have events to add.)

3/25, 6:30 pm, at Gravity Storm, poster making party for the No Kings 3.0 rally (3/28) sponsored by Indivisible.  If you previously brought and left supplies, they will be there waiting for you, along with a lot of poster-board and cardboard.

3/26, 6:30 pm at the Mower County Senior Center, members of the League of Women Voters of Rochester will be at the Mower County Senior Center (400 3rd Ave NE, Austin.) They will present an update on the League's priorities for the current state legislative session and will discuss the status of these and other priorities at the MN Capitol.  In addition, they will discuss the SAVE act, other challenges to voting rights, and actions citizens can take to defend those rights. The meeting is open to the public. More information can be found at lwvmn.org.

3/27 – No bridge protest. Get ready for No Kings!

3/28, 10 am – Austin, MN is on the map as one of more than 2500 NO KINGS protests!  We will start on 14th street NW, on the west side between 10th Ave and I90 (across from the Blue Line Apartments).  We will then march down the west side of the road until we get to the intersection of 4th Ave and 14th St NW (be the stone Westcott field sign).  If you prefer not to march, there will be organizers pre-positioned at the Westcott corner and you can meet us there.  Signs should reflect opposition to challenges to our constitution, due process and the rule of law. 

3/28 1 pm, After the rally, you are invited to join like-minded neighbors at the Activist Retreat at 1pm at the Congregational Church - United Church of Christ at 1910 3rd Ave, NW, Austin.  There you will enjoy fellowship and facilitated relaxation techniques.  It's going to be a long battle, and we need to take care of our spirits!

4/9, 6 pm, LOCATION CHANGE, Mower County Senior Center, Monthly Mower County DFL meeting

4/10, 5 pm, Friday Bridge Protest on the 4th Street Bridge across I90 (park on the frontage road by Doubletree)

Please email MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com for more information or check back here closer to the event to see if there are changes

Mower County DFL Executive Board

Chair: Beth Huffman

Vice Chair: Randy Forster

Treasurer: Maggie Chidester

Secretary: Karen Mattson

Outreach/Inclusion Officer: April Horne

Directors

Sue Grove

Dave Sylte

Miguel Garate

Craig Knippel

Pam Wagner

Anna Reese

Sandy Bremer

Brady Rambadt

Kristy Rooney

Aaron Jones

Matt Stobaugh

Monthly Mower County DFL  meetings are typically the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm at the Austin Public Libary but you should contact MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com to confirm the date/time before attending as it changes depending on other events on the calendar.

You can also get information about Mower County DFL activities through our Facebook page.

A copy of the Mower County DFL Constitution can be found here. 

This website was prepared and paid for by the Mower County DFL.