Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Hires Kayla Johnson as New Communications Director

Minnesota DFL Hires Kayla Johnson as New Communications Director

 [ST. PAUL, MN] — The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party today announced it has hired Kayla Johnson, a Minnesota native with press secretary experience in Washington, D.C., to serve as Communications Director. Johnson’s first day is May 30, 2017.

 “We are excited to bring Kayla back home to Minnesota,” said DFL Chair Ken Martin. “With political and communications experience on Capitol Hill and across Minnesota, she comes to us well-equipped to help strengthen our party and elect DFLers statewide.  Kayla’s experience will help us expose the stark differences between the political parties in our state and communicate how the DFL is fighting on behalf of all Minnesotans. ”

Johnson currently serves as Press Secretary for Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in Washington, D.C.  For the three previous years, Kayla served as Deputy Press Secretary and Legislative Correspondent for Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Her political experience includes serving as a congressional field organizer in Senator Klobuchar’s successful 2012 re-election campaign. While obtaining a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kayla was Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Cardinal, an independent student-run daily newspaper. A graduate of Minneapolis South High School, Johnson was born and raised in Minneapolis.