Mower County DFL

For information, contact: MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com or phone 507-218-1001. To be added to the Mower County DFL mailing list or to volunteer, please send us an email at MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com. 

The Mower County DFL needs your support, both financial support and your time and talents.

To donate, please send checks made out to Mower County DFL, PO Box 241, Austin, MN 55912 or you may donate through the ActBlue website at this link.

You will receive a Political Contribution Refund form along with your receipt.  This will entitle you to a refund from the state of Minnesota - $75 for individuals, $150 for couples - through Minnesota's Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program.  Note that you may receive a maximum of one PCR per year.

These people have currently filed to run in the DFL primary in 2026 for Mower County or state-wide elections.  Please click on their names to visit their campaign website and learn more about their positions.   

 For State Senate District 23 - Angie Hanson

For State House District 23 B - no filing yet (if you are considering filing, please email MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com)

For Congressional District 1 (CD1) - Jake Johnson

For Senate: Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan

For Governor: Tim Walz

For Auditor: Dan Wolgamott

There are no other official candidates for 2026 state-wide elections at this time.

Upcoming Events and Volunteer opportunities in Austin:

(Many of these are not sponsored by Mower County DFL, but may be of interest to our party members.  Please email us if you have events to add.)

10/27 – 5 pm, door knocking for Angie Hanson and Jake Johnson, meet at Bandshell community park, Austin

11/1 – 10 a.m. Freeborn Co DFL Breakfast at the Main Street Restaurant (2306 E Main, Albert Lea)

11/2 - The 1st District DFL dinner in Owatonna!  5 pm social hour, 6 pm dinner. We hope you can join us and help us make this event a huge success so that we can support our candidates in 2026! We will have some great speakers and this will be a fun event that is just one year out from the next election! Use this link to reserve your spot at our dinner in Owatonna: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cd1dinnernov2025

11/13 – 6:30 pm at the Austin Library, Mower County DFL Monthly meeting 

11/20, 6:30 pm, postcard and letters-to-the-editor writing at Gravity Storm (we will supply postcards, stamps, pens, and addresses)

Please email MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com for more information or check back here closer to the event to see if there are changes

Mower County DFL Executive Board

Chair: Peter Mattson

Vice Chair: April Horne

Treasurer: Craig Knippel

Secretary: Jeanne Poppe

Outreach: Dave Sylte

Directors

Sue Grove

Randy Forster

Becky Helfritz

Vince Lynch

Sandy Jarvis

Miguel Garate

Karen Mattson

Dale Chidester

Sue Radloff

Aaron Jones

John Ellis

Monthly Mower County DFL  meetings are typically the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm at the Austin Public Libary but you should contact MowerCtyDFL@gmail.com to confirm the date/time before attending as it changes depending on other events on the calendar.

You can also get information about Mower County DFL activities through our Facebook page.

A copy of the Mower County DFL Constitution can be found here. 

This website was prepared and paid for by the Mower County DFL.