Minnesota Democrats elect DSA-backed lawmaker to top leadership role

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Minnesota Democrats elect DSA-backed lawmaker to top leadership role

Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura was elected majority whip after being endorsed by a socialist organization that calls for tax increases, an end to Thanksgiving, and a "world without prisons and armed policing."



Minnesota House Democrats have elected Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura of Minneapolis as majority whip, one of the highest-ranking positions in the legislature, elevating a Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed lawmaker into House leadership.

The House DFL caucus selected Sencer-Mura for the position alongside Rep. Zack Stephenson, who was chosen as speaker-designate, and Rep. Jamie Long, who was elected majority leader. The leadership team will serve during the 2027-2028 legislative session, which begins Jan. 12.

Twin Cities DSA endorsed Sencer-Mura for reelection to House District 63A during the 2026 election cycle.

The socialist organization calls for sweeping changes to Minnesota government, policing, property ownership, and the economy. Twin Cities DSA says the platform was adopted at its February 2026 chapter convention.

Among its demands, Twin Cities DSA calls for “decolonizing ‘Minnesota’ after centuries of genocide” and returning land to “First Nations,” beginning with “expropriating State, Federal, and large private holdings, with the return of the rest of the land as soon as possible.”

Twin Cities DSA also wants to convert Columbus Day and Thanksgiving into holidays that celebrate First Nations.

“Ban racist ‘tribal mascots’, convert ‘Columbus’ and ‘Thanksgiving’ holidays into ones that celebrate First Nations,” the platform says.

On economic policy, Twin Cities DSA proposes a minimum wage of at least $20 per hour, a 32-hour workweek without a reduction in overall pay, and public ownership of certain industries and utilities.

The organization also states its desire for Minnesota to remain a sanctuary for “trans and queer internal refugees” while protecting “children and adults’ right to gender affirming care” and ensuring “full equality and bodily autonomy for all.”

The organization specifically calls for transferring control of Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy to communities “without compensation for their corporate owners.”

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