DFL stands by Northland party official charged with vehicular homicide (CD8)

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https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/08/dfl-stands-by-northland-party-official-charged-with-vehicular-homicide/

An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota has roiled the party by declining to resign as chair of Congressional District 8 despite being charged with criminal vehicular homicide.

The incident has split Democrats between those who believe due process should play out for the accused and those who believe a personal scandal will derail the goals of beleaguered Democrats in northern Minnesota.

The next morning, 8th District DFL Chair Cyndy Martin called 911 and said that she may have been involved in a collision near Nashwauk the night before, according to the criminal complaint.

Martin, who declined the Reformer’s request for comment, pleaded not guilty last month to a felony count of criminal vehicular homicide. Martin faces up to 10 years in prison. Martin’s attorney, David Valentini, also declined to comment.

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1. For people wondering what the criminal vehicular homicide incident was, scroll down to

"Minnesota v. Martin"

in the OP's link, repeated here for convenience of reference
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/08/dfl-stands-by-northland-party-official-charged-with-vehicular-homicide/

it has a picture of her vehicle the next morning.

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2. Taylor Dahlin's work on this has also been outstanding. Lots of legal/procedural docs at the link:

https://taylordahlin.com/f/the-dfls-cyndy-martin-problem