Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters - MPFF

06/16/2026

06/13/2026

We are proud to endorse Amy Klobuchar for Minnesota Governor! In her time as Senator, Amy Klobuchar has been a steadfast ally for firefighters.

She introduced the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which successfully passed last year to provide the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit to firefighters who contract cancer in the line of duty.

She was an early cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed the WEP/GPO. This change allows our members to receive the full Social Security benefits that they earned prior to service as firefighters.

She has been a strong advocate of organized labor, supporting the PRO Act each year it has been introduced in Congress.

We are confident that having Amy Klobuchar as Governor of Minnesota is what’s best for Minnesota’s fire service. Time and time again, she has proven herself to be a reliable partner in tackling the challenges we face as career firefighters and paramedics by finding real legislative solutions.

06/06/2026

06/04/2026

Thank you for your support Rep. Stier!

I was honored to receive the Golden Axe Award from the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters.

This award is given to legislators who helped pass legislation supporting firefighters, and it means a lot to me personally. My dad was a firefighter and fire chief for many years, and I also spent a short time as a firefighter before beginning my career in law enforcement.

Firefighters show up on some of the hardest days people will ever face. They protect our homes, our families, and our communities, and they deserve support from the people making decisions at the Capitol.

Thank you to the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters for this honor. I’ll be proud to display the axe in my office as a reminder of the men and women who serve our communities every day.

06/04/2026

Last but not least, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to our own State Representative Pete Johnson. Pete is an active Duluth firefighter, president of Local 101, and the MPFF Northern District VP.

Finishing up his first term in office as Representative for District 8A, Pete has wasted no time advancing the interests of Minnesota’s firefighters and of organized labor. Pete has spearheaded pension improvement bills, added cancer to the eligible causes for the PSOB, created a task force for standardized first responder IDs, and pushed for additional protections for other groups of workers in the state.

Pete’s work shows why it’s so important for your union to stay involved in politics. When we have the voice of a firefighter in the conversation about crafting life-changing legislation for firefighters, we can trust that our experience is being represented well.

Thank you Pete, for your service to your city, union, state and fellow firefighters everywhere.

06/02/2026

State Representative Zack Stephenson, DFL Caucus Leader, and Speaker of the House Representative Lisa Demuth were both essential figures in advancing our pension legislation this session. Their partnership in support of this bipartisan bill serves as a reminder that we are well-aligned with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. We recognize that the best way to serve our members is to build relationships with those who are willing to stand up for Minnesota’s firefighters in a meaningful way.

Thank you Rep. Stevenson and Speaker Demuth for your support!

05/30/2026

Senator Nick Frentz and Representative Leon Lillie have both showed strong support for Minnesota’s firefighters by introducing the pension bill that reduced the wait time for a retirees first COLA from 24 months to 12. This change brings parity with other state retirement plans, and is a key way we protect the buying power of retirees against rising inflation.

Thank you Sen. Frentz and Rep. Lillie for your continued support and investment in a strong pension system for Minnesota’s firefighters and police officers.

05/28/2026

We would like to thank Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy for her support on our pension and PSOB bills this session. In addition to offering her vote in favor of these bills, Sen. Murphy helped them find their way on the sometimes maze-like journey through the legislature. Her experience was integral to getting these bills passed into law.

Thank you Majority Leader Murphy! Sen. Murphy is pictured below at Saint Paul Fire Station 7, where she received an award in appreciation of her years of legislative advocacy for Minnesota’s firefighters.

05/27/2026

Representative Tim O’Driscoll has been a longtime ally of the firefighters, especially when it comes to our pension. Rep. O’Driscoll is a seasoned member of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, which recommends pension-related bills for passage by the legislature.

Rep. O’Driscoll has always been a good partner to us—someone who is willing to listen to Minnesota’s firefighters and work together to find a solution. We wish Rep. O’Driscoll a long, healthy and happy retirement. Thank you Tim for your service to your community and support of Minnesota’s fire service!

05/26/2026

First in our series of shoutouts to state lawmakers that were key to getting pension increases and cancer presumption in the state PSOB is Senator Judy Seeberger !

Sen. Seeberger is a paramedic and firefighter herself, and she admirably brought that experience to her work at the Capitol this year. She knows firsthand what it means to do the job, and what resources our firefighters and paramedics need on the job and into their retirement.

Sen. Seeberger testified in direct support of the bill that added cancer as one of the eligible criteria for the state PSOB, and played a key role in advancing the bill that reduced the COLA wait period for Police and Fire retirees.

Thank you Senator for always being a fierce advocate for Minnesota’s firefighters!