In race to replace Sen. Sandra Pappas, labor showed its muscle

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 611

Last Updated: 4 months ago


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Robyn Gulley won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for Senate District 65 on the first ballot Sunday, in a three-way race to replace Sen. Sandy Pappas, who has served the mostly St. Paul district in the Legislature for more than four decades.

The party endorsement of Gulley, who is former education director for the Minnesota AFL-CIO and currently Midwest regional director for the Doctors’ Council SEIU, the largest union of doctors in the United States, underscored the …

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