The Democratic Minnesota lieutenant governor earlier this month announced her intention to run for U.S. Senate in 2026.

Nearly 100 people attended, including U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and other state and ...

Racial covenants were used to prevent people of color from owning property and can partially be blamed for lingering racial ...

A lack of funding for mental health services in Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s 2025 proposed state budget disappoints Minnesota’s mental health advocacy organizations. Walz and Flanagan’s ...

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan stopped by the Rochester Public Library on Wednesday as part of her Kitchen Table Conversations tour ...

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan quickly announced plans to run for Smith's seat on Thursday. "I love Minnesota and my intention is to run for United States Senate and continue to serve the people of this ...

Since announcing her candidacy in February, Flanagan has started a tour of what her campaign has termed “kitchen-table ...

Several people have announced they intend to run for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate in 2026 after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said she ...

Former state Sen. Melisa López Franzen announced Monday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, making her the second ...

“Really unusual to see a truly unanimous vote in the House of Representatives,” said then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez-Franzen is joining the race for U.S. Senate. The Democrat from Edina ...

López Franzen, former minority leader for the DFL, joins fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the race for U.S. Senate.