ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Democrat Rep. Angie Craig announcing her run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. She is seeking the seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith in 2026. Craig was elected to the U.S. House in 2018 in Minnesota’s 2nd District. Before that she worked in journalism and human resources. Fellow Democrats including former Sen. Al Franken and…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez-Franzen is joining the race for U.S. Senate. The Democrat from Edina says she’s launching a campaign focused on fighting for working families and bringing common sense and decency to Washington. She served ten years in the state senate but left after new legislative maps were drawn in 2022. Democratic…
Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third term as governor, the Democrat’s spokesman announced Wednesday. “He loves his job as governor,” Walz’s spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a written statement. The news comes nearly two weeks after U.S. Sen….
Peggy Flanagan/FacebookST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — 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.S. Senate and she believes she can change that. Flanagan, a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s primary election day across Minnesota and turnout in Moorhead is dismal. Just under five percent of registered voters had cast ballots in Moorhead and Dilworth as of 4:30 this afternoon according to Clay County Auditor Lori Johnson. Democrats and Republicans are going to the polls to decide who gets to advance to the general election…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX) — Minnesota’s Republican Party has tossed its support behind Royce White in his bid to oust Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar. White is a former NBA player and Black Lives Matter protest leader. At Saturday’s GOP convention in St. Paul, White received 67 percent of the vote on the first ballot to receive the endorsement. White is one…
