ST. PAUL, Minn. — 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 ...

I will miss her greatly.” First-term Sen. Heather Gustafson, DFL-Vadnais Heights, said Dziedzic’s leadership held the caucus together in the 2023 session. “She was real, never condescending ...

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.