Peggy Flanagan
TLDR: Peggy Flanagan has been Minnesota's lieutenant governor since 2019, serving under Gov. Tim Walz. She grew up in St. Louis Park and is a member of the White Earth Nation. Before that she served on the Minneapolis Board of Education, trained candidates and organizers at Camp Wellstone, led the Children's Defense Fund in Minnesota, and served in the Minnesota House from 2015 to 2019. She won the DFL primary on Aug. 11, 2026, with 59.0% of the vote, defeating U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.
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Peggy FlanaganDemocratic-Farmer-Labor- Running for
- U.S. Senate (MN)
- Now
- Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (since 2019)
- Work
- Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- Lives in
- St. Louis Park
- Background
- Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 2019–present; Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46A, 2015–2019 ballotpedia.org
- Bachelor's degree in American Indian studies and child psychology, University of Minnesota (2002) ballotpedia.org
- Former Minneapolis Board of Education member, Camp Wellstone trainer, and executive director of the Children's Defense Fund (Minnesota) mprnews.org
- Enrolled member of the White Earth Nation; grew up in St. Louis Park mprnews.org
- Won the Aug. 11, 2026 DFL primary with 59.0% (411,853 votes), defeating U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (39.4%); she also held the DFL convention endorsement ballotpedia.org
- In office
- As lieutenant governor, was a leading backer of Minnesota's universal free school meals law, calling it "one of the most important things that I've ever worked on in my entire career" the74million.org
- Pushed for the first increase in decades to the Minnesota Family Investment Program cash assistance grant ($100 a month, 2019) the74million.org
- Championed the creation of Minnesota's Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the first such state office in the nation mprnews.org
- Website
- peggyflanagan.com
- [email protected]
- Raised
- $6,517,348, $1,058,604 on hand fec.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE 2026 Election Guide
- Also running
- Marisa Simonetti (Independent), Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian), Michele Tafoya (Republican)
Q: Where does Flanagan stand on cost of living?
A: Supports a $17 federal minimum wage indexed to inflation, expanded paid family leave and universal child care; says "one good job is enough."
peggyflanagan.comQ: Where does Flanagan stand on immigration?
A: Opposes a "mass deportation agenda" and supports a "pathway to legal status" for long-settled immigrants.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Flanagan stand on health care?
A: Says "healthcare is a human right" and will "fight for Medicare for All"; wants to end prior-authorization requirements and add vision, dental and hearing coverage.
peggyflanagan.comQ: Where does Flanagan stand on abortion?
A: Wants to "reestablish nationwide access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, contraception, and pre- and post-natal care."
peggyflanagan.comQ: Where does Flanagan stand on tariffs and trade?
A: At Farmfest she said tariffs have created "instability" for farmers and raised spring planting costs.
mprnews.orgQ: Where does Flanagan stand on government fraud?
A: Says she is "appalled by the fraud that has occurred" and that the roughly 100 people charged "should be convicted." Points to the state's new Office of Inspector General and added attorney general staff for Medicaid fraud, and says law enforcement must stay "two steps ahead of these criminals."
fox9.comQ: Where does Flanagan stand on seniors / Social Security?
A: Proposes eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits and expanding Medicare's ability to negotiate prescription drug prices.
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