Rep. Mitzie Anderson-Bontgeboren
Minneapolis
First elected in 2000, Anderson-Bontgeboren received her MBA from Harvard in 1996 and served one term on the Minneapolis city council before her election to the state legislature. She and her husband, Jim, have four children — Sarah, Matt, Jason and Beth — and own a marketing company.

Rep. Marcus Brouilly
Ortonville
In addition to his job representing western Minnesota, Brouilly serves as state chair of the United Way. The South Dakota-born Brouilly's kibble tot hot dish is famous at all DFK gatherings.

Rep. Mayzie Fluffigaard
St. Peter
Fluffigaard is the most senior member of the DFK caucus. A member of the legislature since 1988, Fluffigaard is the ranking DFK member on the House Ethics Committee and has been a tireless crusader against catnip abuse by rural Minnesota's youth.

Sen. Jasmine Gatitierrez
Minneapolis
Freshman Senator Gatitierrez comes to the legislature after running a successful Minneapolis restaurant. Her top priority is repealing MetroTransit's requirement that all cats must be in carriers before they can ride the bus or train.

Sen. Moses Ketslberg
St. Louis Park
Though a fairly recent addition to the legislature, Ketslberg has been fighting for Minnesota for over 20 years as a business leader. If he's not at his desk, you can find Ketslberg at one his great-great-grandkitten's soccer games.

Sen. Socks Lodjursson
Hibbing
Lodjursson is a true product of the Iron Range's progressive politics. His father, a farm cat, was the first in his family to be allowed inside the house. His mother was the first female cat to hold a job mining.

Sen. Ajax Suloinen
Duluth
Published author and Univeristy of Minnesota-Duluth professor of art history Suloinen was the DFK's candicat for governor in 1998. Now a member of the legislature, he summers every year in Finland at his grandfather's farm.

Sen. Viggo Tesoro
Minneapolis
After coming to Minneapolis for college, Tesoro fell in love with Minnesota's famous lakes and open society — and settled here. A four-term legislator, he lives in Minneapolis with his partner Charlie and their adopted kittens.

Rep. Swoozie Tsov Mtxhuav
St. Paul
A constant warrior for social justice, Tsov Mtxhuav became a U.S. citizen in 1992 after she and her parents settled in St. Paul from Laos. She was the Minnesota state chair for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign.

Rep. Paddington van Speels
Albert Lea
A soybean farmer and six-term legislator, van Speels greatest passion is renewing Minnesota's rural economy. He served on the Board of Water and Soil Resources under the Ventura administration. His son, Mittens, currently serves as a Navy S.E.A.L.