SD63 Update for October 31
In this Update:
- One more weekend of campaigning
- Then let’s celebrate as the results come in!
- And we’ll see you on the 11th
- Now let’s get out the vote
One more weekend of campaigning
We are just about there! And our work is starting to show results — early vote participation is higher this year than in so many past years.
But we can’t put on the brakes yet. DFLers have a joyful message this year, that change is possible, that we can make our world better. Let’s take this message to our neighbors who haven’t voted yet, and get them to the polls.
They deserve to have their vote counted, and Minnesota deserves a full-throated response to Donald Trump’s misrule.
This will be our last newsletter before Election Day (probably to your relief as much as ours!). Check out the calendar below, join us at a doorknock or two this weekend, and be a part of making the 2026 Blue Wave happen.
Then let’s celebrate as the results come in!
After the campaign, your candidates and your party invite you to join us to celebrate! We know about two gatherings Tuesday night, and we hope to see you at one of them at least.
The DFL’s MPLS School Board slate invite you to their Election night party with the inaugural parent slate. This celebration will be Tuesday night at 7:30pm — more information and an RSVP form are online now.
And the State DFL is once again throwing a big get-together for the whole state, Tuesday night from 8pm to 2am. Their registration form is also now online.
Most election night parties are implementing additional security compared to past years. Both the School Board candidates and the state party are releasing location information only to people who register. And to make sure that the event is safe for everyone, the state party is requiring registration for entry: each individual person planning to attend must fill out the attendance form separately. Allow time to pass through security! Anyone who did not register ahead of time will not be admitted.
And we’ll see you on the 11th
Our fourth annual Post-Election Pizza Party and Fundraiser is on! Join us the week after Election Day on Wednesday the 11th. As usual we’ll invite our new and returning elected officials to celebrate with us. Let’s plan outreach in the district for the next year, and start laying the ground for a successful change in the presidency in 2028. You can RSVP now.
Now let’s get out the vote
Ongoing
- Youth safety perceptions study The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board along with the Minneapolis Youth Congress are conducting a Safety Perceptions Study to help he city determine how, where and when young people feel safest and by contrast, least safe. They are now conducting a survey for young adults ages 18 to 24, parents and caregivers of children and youth, adults who work with or serve young people, and anyone connected to Minneapolis.
Saturday, October 31
Get-out-the-vote doorknocks in South Minneapolis through the day Kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 3pm. South MPLS DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and signup form)- Doorknock with Cedrick Frazier 11am (more info and signup form)
- Apartment doorknocks with Rep. Katie Jones
- 10:30am, The Penhurst Collective (2800 North Wayzata Boulevard, more info and signup form)
- Noon, Bryant Avenue Apartments (2200 Bryant Avenue South, more info and signup form)
- Apartment doorknocks in Northeast Minneapolis 10am, North MPLS DFL HQ (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form, kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 3pm)
- Doorknock in North Minneapolis with Keith Ellison, Cedrick Frazier, and Faith in MN Action 12:30pm (more info and signup form)
- Doorknock in our Sister House District with Jason Heaser’s team Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm. (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank from home 10am (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
Phonebank with Team Peggy 11:30am (more info and signup form)- Phonebank with the Latine Coalition Virtual event. 10am (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
- Souls to the Polls Volunteer to make sure every voter gets to vote. During early voting, we give with round-trip, door-to-door service to vote or to drop off an absentee ballot in both Hennepin and Ramsey counties. 9am, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form; shifts start at 9am, noon, and 2pm)
Sunday, November 1
Daylight savings doorknock “Extra hour, extra knock!” More info and signup form, kickoffs at 5pm and 6pm. 5pm- Apartment doorknock with Rep. Katie Jones Noon (more info and signup form; kickoffs at noon, 3pm, and 6pm)
- Get-out-the-vote doorknocks in South Minneapolis through the day Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm. South MPLS DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and signup form)
- Doorknock in Central with Senator Omar Fateh 2pm, Central Gym Recreation Center (3400 4th Avenue South, more info and signup form)
Doorknock with Ilhan Omar & Yusef Jackson Noon (more info and signup form)- Doorknock in our Sister House District with Jason Heaser’s team Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm. (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank with the Latine Coalition Virtual event. Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm (more info and signup form)
- Souls to the Polls Volunteer to make sure every voter gets to vote. On Sundays during early voting, we help in two ways. First, in North Minneapolis we help with wayfinding, holding campaign signage, and generally directing voters from churches to block parties outside of the early voting polling location. And all day we give with round-trip, door-to-door service to vote or to drop off an absentee ballot in both Hennepin and Ramsey counties. 9am, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form; shifts start at 9am, noon, and 2pm)
Rally & doorknock with Peggy Flanagan and Sec. Pete Buttigieg 3:30pm (more info and signup form)- Codkeenu Waa Awoodeena Our vote is our power! Join Team Peggy on Tuesday, October 27th, for a Somali Voter outreach phonebank. Somali speakers are strongly preferred, as we will primarily be calling voters who speak Somali. This phone bank will be in person only, with no virtual option. 4pm (more info and signup form; please bring your own laptop and phone to make calls)
- Phonebank with Team Keith Virtual event. 6pm (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank from home 10am (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
- DFL Environmental Caucus meeting 6:30pm (more information on their website)
Monday, November 2
The Great DFL Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour in Cedar-Riverside Bring friends and neighbors to hear from our amazing statewide and congressional candidates, DFL Chair Richard Carlbom, and leaders in the movement for Minnesota’s brightest future. 3pm (more info and signup form)- Get-out-the-vote doorknocks through the day Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm. South MPLS DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and signup form)
- Doorknock in Saint Paul with Peggy Flanagan 5pm (more info and signup form)
- Doorknock with Team Keith, Faith in MN Action, and SEIU 3pm (more info and signup form)
- Doorknock with the African American Coalition in North Minneapolis 4:30pm, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form)
- Doorknock in our Sister House District with Jason Heaser’s team Kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm. (more info and signup form)
Apartment doorknocks with Rep. Katie Jones
- Noon, location TBA (more info and signup form)
- 2pm, Park Center Highrise (1515 Park Avenue, more info and signup form)
- 4pm, 430 Oak Grove Apartments (430 Oak Grove Street, more info and signup form)
- 6pm, Eitel Apartments (1367 Willow Street, more info and signup form)
- Phonebank from home 10am (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
- Phonebank with Climate Voters for Peggy Flanagan Virtual event. 6pm (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank with the Latine Coalition Virtual event. Noon (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
- Phonebank with Team Peggy Kickoffs at 3pm and 6pm. (more info and signup form)
- Souls to the Polls Volunteer to make sure every voter gets to vote. During early voting, we give with round-trip, door-to-door service to vote or to drop off an absentee ballot in both Hennepin and Ramsey counties. 9am, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form; shifts start at 9am, noon, and 2pm)
Tuesday, November 3
- Souls to the Polls Volunteer to make sure every voter gets to vote. On Election Day we make door-to-door round trips to vote or to drop off an absentee ballot in both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. 7am, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form; shifts start at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, and 6pm)
- Get-out-the-vote doorknocks through the day Kickoffs at 8am, 10am, 2pm, and 4pm. South MPLS DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and signup form)
- Apartment doorknocks with the Minneapolis Senior Caucus 9:30am and 1pm (More info and signup form)
- Apartment doorknocks with Rep. Katie Jones
- 10am, Pure Lowry Apartments (2000 Lyndale Avenue South, more info and signup form)
- Noon, NIC on 5th (465 Nicollet Mall, more info and signup form)
- 2pm, Groove Lofts Apartments (608 2nd Avenue South, more info and signup form)
- 4pm, Dunn Brothers Coffee (329 West 15th Street, more info and signup form)
- 6pm, Dunn Brothers Coffee (329 West 15th Street, more info and signup form)
Doorknock with Zack Filipovich 10am, Lake Street DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and signup form)- Doorknock with the African American Coalition in North Minneapolis 4:30pm, Northwind Lofts (2400 North 2nd Street, more info and signup form)
- Doorknock in our Sister House District with Jason Heaser’s team Kickoffs at 8am, 10am, noon, 2pm, and 4pm. (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank from home 8am (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 8am, 10am, 2pm, and 4pm)
- Phonebank with Team Peggy Phonebank kickoffs at 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. 9am (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank with the Latine Coalition Virtual event. Noon (more info and signup form; kickoffs at 10am, noon, 3pm, and 5pm)
- Phonebank with Team Keith 6pm (more info and signup form)
- Nokomis East Housing & Development Committee Meeting Virtual event. 6:30pm (more info)
- Election night party with the inaugural parent slate 7:30pm (more info and RSVP)
- State DFL election night party 8pm (more info and RSVP, registration required for entry)
Thursday, November 5
Community listening session for the 2027 Minneapolis budget 6pm, Whittier Elementary School Cafeteria (315 West 26th Street, more info)
Wednesday, November 11
SD63 DFL Post-Election Pizza Party & Fundraiser Meet your elected DFL team, discuss policy and legislative priorities, help build your local DFL, and plan our next steps together! 6pm, Parkway Pizza Longfellow (4359 Minnehaha Avenue)
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The next SD63 Central Committee meeting will be on December 7, 2026, at 6:30pm. Our meetings are hybrid when possible; our location and Zoom URL for this meeting are to be announced.
All SD63 Central Committee meetings are open to the public.
- Minutes of recent meetings: June, July forthcoming, August/September, October forthcoming.
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