Democratic Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced Thursday that she is stepping into the race for the 2026 U.S. Senate

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.

Tina Smith’s seat, which has been reliably Democratic, was moved to ‘battleground’ by an analyst, setting up a competitive general election.

The political partnership between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Gov. Tim Walz goes back to 2017. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said she intends to run for U ...

Native Vote. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan , a Democrat, officially announced her candidacy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota on Thursday with the launch of the Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate website.

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 country.

Several other Minnesota Democrats, including Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, are also considering bids for the Senate seat. WASHINGTON ― Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is exploring running in 2026 for ...

Peggy Flanagan made that announcement on her ... Several other Democrats indicated interest in running including Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ihan Omar and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

Minn., criticizes Walz's budget for shifting the burden to property taxpayers, suggests cutting free college for noncitizens.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced on Thursday that she will not be running for re-election in 2026.

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,

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.