Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota US Senate seat in first for Native American women

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 851

Last Updated: 5 days, 14 hours ago

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Minnesota Democrat Peggy Flanagan made history Tuesday as the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, a distinction she may share with Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola if she wins her race.

The two-term lieutenant governor beat out Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter and conservative podcaster, on a progressive economic platform and promise to “rip ICE apart” following the incursion of some 3,000 federal immigration agents to the …

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