Former Minnesota DFL Senate leader Kari Dziedzic passed away Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 62.

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

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 Sen. Kari Dziedzic has died of cancer. Her death comes less than a year after she announced her cancer had returned. Dziedzic represented Minneapolis and served as Senate Majority Leader from January 2023 until she stepped down in February 2024.

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.

Minnesota Sen. Kari Dziedzic has died of cancer. Her death comes less than a year after she announced her cancer had returned. Dziedzic represented Minneapolis and served as Senate Majority Leader from January 2023 until she stepped down in February 2024.

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan are remembering former Minnesota Senate Majority leader Kari Dziedzic after her passing on Friday.

Dziedzic had previously battled cancer, and had stepped down in February after learning the cancer had returned.

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