Vice President Biden will visit Minnesota this month

The vice president will have a high dollar fundraising for the Democratic National Committee on Feb. 19

February 6, 2014 at 7:41AM
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited with the South High football team in 2012 during a visit to Minnesota.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited with the South High football team in 2012 during a visit to Minnesota. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vice President Joe Biden will visit Minnesota later for this month for a high-dollar fundraiser.

According to an invitation obtained by the Star Tribune, the vice president will be in Minneapolis on Feb. 19 for a dinner at Minneapolis' Bachelor Farmer restaurant.

The dinner will raise funds for the Democratic National Committee with donations topping out for co-hosts at $32,000.

Biden visited with the South High football team in 2012 during a visit to the state
Biden visited with the South High football team in 2012 during a visit to the state (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Bachelor Farmer, which hosted a lunch for President Obama in 2012, is owned by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's sons.

Biden visited Minnesota to rally supporters in 2012, in 2011 he touched down for a fundraiser for the Obama campaign and in 2010 for a fundraiser for Dayton and a rally.

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