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.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate Thursday, a week after saying she would run following Sen. Tina Smith’s declaration she would not seek reelection next year.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate. Flanagan made the announcement on social media saying she is running to take Minnesota values to D.C. She also says a Native American woman has never won a seat in the U.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan launched her official campaign Thursday for the U.S. Senate, running to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in the 2026 election cycle. “Today, I’m

Rep. Angie Craig, who is considering a campaign, is the mainstream favorite, but lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan is a likely left-wing rival

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.

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,

ST PAUL, Minn. (WKBT) -- Minnesota's current Lt. Governor will run for senate next year. Peggy Flanagan made that announcement on her campaign Facebook page Thursday morning.

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.

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced she is launching a campaign to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.

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