Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan officially announced she is running for Minnesota's soon-to-open U.S. Senate seat. Last week, Sen. Tina Smith announced she wouldn't be seeking reelection in the 2026 election.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Thursday, a week after saying she would run following Sen. Tina Smith's declaration she would ...

SAINT LOUIS PARK, Minn. — Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan kicked off a statewide campaign tour on Saturday as she begins her race for the soon-to-be open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. She was quick to act ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tina Smith. Republican Royce White, who ran against Amy Klobuchar in 2024, also declared his ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into what could be a crowded field to replace outgoing Sen. Tina Smith.

Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will be traveling across the state to visit Minnesotans as part of her “Kitchen Table Conversations” tour, and Rochester will be one of her stops.

Flanagan has served as the state’s 50th lieutenant governor alongside Gov. Tim Walz since 2019. She helped create the Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office, a first for the ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) won’t seek the open Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Sen. Tina Smith (D), taking one of the ...

Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is running for the US Senate seat being vacated by Minnesota junior senator, Tina Smith. Flanagan ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open ... then began testing the waters for the state’s first open Senate race ...