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Democrat
Peggy Flanagan
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
$271.4K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Peggy Flanagan is trading at 89% to win the Minnesota Senate winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleLieutenant Governor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age46 years old (Sep 22, 1979)
GenderFemale
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LocationMinnesota
BackgroundPolitician
EducationUniversity of Minnesota — BA (2002), child psychology and American Indian studies
Notable personal detailsPeggy Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, she previously served on the Minneapolis Board of Education (2005–2009) and represented District 46A in the Minnesota House of Representatives (2015–2019). She earned a bachelor’s degree in American Indian studies and child psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2002 and has worked in nonprofit leadership and political organizing.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax relief for middle- and working-class families while backing measures to raise revenue from wealthy individuals, corporations, and health-care corporations and to close tax loopholes. Promoted expanding refundable tax credits for families (child and dependent care) alongside proposals to audit complex pass-through entities and increase certain corporate/insurer surcharges.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a human right; prioritizes expanding Medicare and Medicaid benefits, banning prior authorization by insurers, and allowing Medicare/Medicaid to negotiate drug prices.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a major overhaul of the U.S. immigration system including opposition to mass deportations, significant reforms or replacement of ICE, protections for asylum access and due process, and a pathway to legal status for longtime undocumented residents while saying the border should be secure without preventing new arrivals from being welcomed.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, views abortion as a fundamental right, and has defended codifying and preserving legal access to abortion in law. Has publicly encouraged out-of-state abortion seekers to come to Minnesota and opposed efforts to enact strict abortion bans.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive clean-energy and climate action goals, including achieving 100% carbon-free electricity (Minnesota target by 2040), expanding wind and solar, investing in clean-energy jobs and technology (green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, green steel), and opposing rollbacks of federal clean-energy investments.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports banning assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and ghost guns, and calls for stronger, nationwide gun-safety laws while also supporting resources for law enforcement and investments in violence-prevention and re-entry programs. She emphasizes closing legal gaps and loopholes in the patchwork of state laws to improve public safety.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedAug 17, 2026
Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race after defeating Rep. Angie Craig in the primary. She is now the party’s nominee for the general election, where she will face Republican Michele Tafoya. Recent coverage has also focused on attacks over her past comments on a Christopher Columbus statue and on Republicans trying to make Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal a campaign issue against her.
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Articles
TGThe Gateway Pundit2 days ago
Crazy Peggy Flanagan: Minnesota Democrat Senatorial Candidate Cheered Destruction of Christopher Columbus Statue by Leftist Mob
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ESEUROPE SAYS6 days ago
Minnesota welfare fraud scandal will haunt Flanagan Senate bid, Emmer says
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NYNew York Magazine7 days ago
Crowley Upsets Hong in Wisconsin As Progressive Surge Ebbs
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ADAustin Daily Herald7 days ago
Flanagan wins DFL duel in Senate race, Tafoya claims GOP nod...
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Latest Polls
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Peggy Flanagan currently averages 48.0%, ranking first in this race, 5.4 points ahead of the nearest opponent.
Polling average: 48.0%Position: firstMargin: +5.4 ptsLatest poll: 46.0% (Aug 13 - 17)Polls included: 4
Average recalculated from polls through Aug 13 - 17.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
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