5 days ago · 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 ...

5 days ago · 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 ...

5 days ago · 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. Flanagan made her announcement within a few hours after Smith, a fellow Democrat, said she would not seek re-election next fall. Smith's decision set up an open...

6 days ago · Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has confirmed her intention to run for Sen. Tina Smith's soon-to-be vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Smith announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection after he term ends, meaning Minnesotans will vote for a new junior senator in November 2026.

5 days ago · Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on social media Thursday she plans to run for the U.S. Senate to fill Sen. Tina Smith’s seat. Smith announced Thursday she will not be running for reelection in 2026.

5 days ago · Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she plans to run for U.S. Senate, but will make a formal announcement later this month. This news comes on the same morning U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced ...

5 days ago · Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is running for Minnesota’s newly empty Senate seat after Senator Tina Smith announced this morning that she will not seek re-election in 2026.

5 days ago · MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she plans to run for Sen. Tina Smith's Senate seat following Smith's earlier announcement she would not seek reelection in 2026. She posted ...

6 days ago · Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Thursday that she plans to run for the state's newly open U.S. Senate in 2026, while Gov. Tim Walz is keeping the door open for a bid of his own, Axios has learned. Why it matters: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's Thursday announcement that she won't run for another term could tee up a high-profile battle royale featuring some of the state's biggest political ...

5 days ago · Flanagan, the country's highest-ranking Native woman elected to executive office, said on social media she will make a formal announcement later this month. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is...