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The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is a major Political Party in the US State of Minnesota . It was created on April 15 , 1944 when the '''Minnesota Democratic Party''' and ''' Farmer-Labor Party ''' merged. Hubert H. Humphrey was instrumental in this merger. The party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party . The nickname "DFLers" is often used in Minnesota by both members and non-members of the party as an alternative to "Democrats". In 1954 Orville Freeman was elected the state's first DFL governor. Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, and Walter Mondale , who each served as a US Senator and as US Vice President , were important members of the party. Other important party members include Senator Eugene McCarthy , who ran for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination In 1968 as the anti-Vietnam War candidate, and Senator Paul Wellstone , known during his years in the Senate (1991-2002) as that body's chief voice of populist progressivism {Link without Title} . The party's headquarters are in St. Paul , Minnesota . CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIALS
SEE ALSO REFERENCES Wellstone Made Mark as a Liberal Champion, Sean Loughlin, CNN Washington Bureau, 25 October 2002 . EXTERNAL LINKS FURTHER READING
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