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DFL Sen. John Marty of Roseville running for Senate DFL minority leader
By: ['Ricardo Lopez', 'More From Author', '- September'], Minnesota Reformer
Date: 2021-09
Veteran DFL state senator John Marty of Roseville is running for caucus leader, becoming the third Democratic senator to vie for the top job.
Marty joins colleagues Sens. Melisa López Franzen of Edina and Nick Frentz of North Mankato. The caucus leadership election is planned for Sep. 13.
Marty did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
He announced his plans in an email to his colleagues.
“I want to bring the caucus together, to unite us into an effective team,” he said in an email to his colleagues obtained by the Reformer. “We will not always agree with each other on everything, but we need to trust each other, respect each other, listen to each other, and support each other. That mutual trust and respect must include our hard-working staff as well as senators.”
Marty, currently serving in his 11th term, has been an advocate for progressive causes, including a single-payer health care system. He has previously run for governor in 1994 and 2010.
State Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, said she intends to support Marty’s leadership run. She was critical of Franzen’s statement against Sen. Susan Kent, DFL-Woodbury, over her handling of a harassment complaint. Eaton said she believed more liberal members of the caucus would not support Frentz.
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