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Members of the Outreach & Inclusion Committee are elected or appointed in accordance with the State DFL Constitution and Bylaws. The committee is composed of Outreach & Inclusion Officers elected by congressional districts and community outreach organizations, representatives elected by congressional districts, and any additional members provided for under governing documents. The State Outreach & Inclusion Officer(s) serve as committee leadership. The State Party Chair and Vice Chairs also serve as ex officio members of the committee.
Elected committee members serve a two-year term of office commencing at the adjournment of the first State Central Committee meeting following each State Convention held in even-numbered years. The term of office expires upon the adjournment of that same meeting two years later, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution and Bylaws.
Congressional District Outreach Officers
CD1 — Eugenio Lopez
CD2 — Janeen Dednam-Wright
CD3 — Jarret Helmer
CD 4 — Erica Leversedge
CD5 — Jessica Swiontek
CD6 — Joe Baratta
CD7 — Dyna Sluyter
CD8 — Ashlie Castaldo
Congressional District Representatives
CD 1 — Ne'Kaya Collins
CD 1 — Larry Herbison
CD 2 — Lawrence Sandoval
CD 2 — Tee McClenty
CD 3 — Andrea Hendrix
CD 3 — Nathan Miller
CD 4 — Kaileigh Weber
CD 4 — John Sherman
CD 5 — Jeanne Burns
CD 5 — Farhia Budul
CD 6 — Riley Schumacher
CD 6 — Eve Simpson
CD 7 — Vacant
CD 7 — Vacant
CD 8 — Andrea Hanek
CD 8 — Nora Louisa Eckstine
Caucus Outreach Officers
AAPI Caucus — Jonathon Rehlander
African American Caucus — Joseph Elliot
Disability Caucus — Caitlin Nicholson
Environmental Caucus — Shailendra Singh
Feminist Caucus — Latonya Reeves
Jewish Caucus — Lori Weissman
Muslim Caucus — Asad Zaman
MYDFL — Conor Harthorn
Native People’s Caucus — Kathryn Fairbanks
Progressive Caucus — Rich Tru
Rural Caucus — Susan Herder
Senior Caucus — Jennifer Willette
Somali American Caucus — Abdirashed Elmi
Stonewall DFL — Dex Anderson
Veterans Caucus — Noah Heller
Ex-Officio Voting Members
Richard Carlbom — State Party Chair
Marge Hoffa — State Party Vice Chair
Shivanthi Sathanandan — State Party Vice Chair
Committee Officers
Committee Co-Chair — Quentin Wathum-Ocama
Committee Co-Chair — Brian Swancutt
Committee Secretary — Danielle Indovino Cawley