Former Minnesota DFL Senate leader Kari Dziedzic died on Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 62.Her family released a statement on Saturday saying Dziedzic "entered eternal life surrounded by her family.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has called a special election to fill late Senator Kari Dziedzic’s Minneapolis seat for Tuesday, January 28. Dziedzic is being remembered as a strong leader, who worked to help others going through cancer treatment.

Minnesota state senator and former DFL majority leader Kari Dziedzic has died of cancer at age 62, her family announced on Saturday.

Former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, who came from a famous northeast Minneapolis family and led the 34-member Senate DFL caucus through the landmark 2023 session, died Friday from the ovarian cancer that forced her to step away from her leadership role this year.

Minnesota state Senator Kari Dziedzic has died at age 62, the Minnesota DFL announced on Dec. 28. Dziedzic represented the state's 60th District for 12 years, starting with a special election in 2012. She served as the senate's majority leader after the DFL took control in the 2022 midterm election.

Dziedzic’s Senate seat will be vacant at the start of the 2025 session in January, leaving the Senate tied 33-33.

One of the architects of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party’s historic 2023 legislative session, Sen. Kari Dziedzic of Minneapolis, died on Dec. 27 of ovarian cancer. She was 62. As majority leader, Dziedzic shepherded through the Senate dozens of DFL priorities that had long been stymied by divided government — while working from home,

Minnesota Senator and former DFL Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic has reportedly passed away at the age of 62, following a battle with cancer.