2026 Annual Meeting

The DFL Rural Caucus Annual meeting is set for Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7pm (6:30pm registration).

You are invited to a Zoom meeting Thurs Jan 8, 2026 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The event includes a forum featuring DFL candidates for Congressional District offices in Greater Minnesota, followed by our Annual Business meeting. Here's the Congressional Candidate line up so far - 

• CD 1 - Jake Johnson, confirmed

• CD 2 - Kaela Berg, Matt Klein, Matt Little - all confirmed

• CD 6 - Doug Chapter, confirmed; Anson Amberson, invited

• CD 7 - Heather Keeler and Erik Osberg, both confirmed

• CD 8 - Cyle Cramer and Tricia Swanson, both confirmed; Emanuel Anastos and JP McBride, invited

Officer Elections: At DFL Rural Caucus Annual Meetings in even numbered years, members elect five officers to two year terms.  Nominations are now open for the offices of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Outreach Inclusion Officer.  The deadline to submit a Nomination form is January 1, 2026 at 11:59pm.  The Nominations Form with position descriptions and instructions is below. You are welcome to submit for any of the 5 officer posts. 

In order to submit a Nomination and to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must be a member in good standing, which means you must have completed the membership form at

https://www.dflruralcaucus.org/join no later than December 29, 2025 at 11:59pm, 10 days in advance of the meeting at which voting is taking place.

Rural Caucus memberships year runs from January annual meeting to January annual meeting. If you have a question about your membership status, contact DFL Rural Caucus Treasurer Lori Sellner at info@dflruralcaucus.org.