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Democrat
Peggy Flanagan

Overview

Current roleLieutenant Governor

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age46 years old (Sep 22, 1979)

GenderFemale

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LocationMinnesota

BackgroundLieutenant Governor of Minnesota

EducationUniversity of Minnesota — B.A. (2002), American Indian Studies and Child Psychology

Notable personal detailsPeggy Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota since 2019. She previously served on the Minneapolis Board of Education (2005–2009) and in the Minnesota House of Representatives (2015–2019). She earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 2002 in American Indian Studies and Child Psychology. In 2025 she filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota in the 2026 election cycle.

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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.

News

AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026

The provided reports do not include any specific, concrete developments involving Peggy Flanagan. One item focuses on House members running for Senate and how the conflict in Iran is affecting their campaigns, but it does not mention Flanagan. Another is about early voting turnout in the Texas Democratic primary and does not reference her.

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Polls

Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee?
Polling Average
50%40%30%20%10%0%
43.3%
34.8%
Peggy Flanagan
P. Flanagan
Angie Craig
A. Craig
Date (Start - End)SpreadFlanaganCraig
Polling Average
Flanagan+8.5
43.3%34.8%
SurveyUSAJul 15 - 20
Flanagan+0.0
40.0%40.0%
Public Policy PollingJun 25 - 26
Flanagan+7.0
43.0%36.0%
SurveyUSAJun 11 - 16
Craig+5.0
36.0%41.0%
GQRMay 31 - Jun 3
Flanagan+17.0
55.0%38.0%
Global Strategy GroupMay 26 - 28
Craig+1.0
42.0%43.0%
Public Policy PollingApr 29 - 30
Flanagan+11.0
44.0%33.0%
GQRJan 14 - 20
Flanagan+13.0
49.0%36.0%
Public Policy PollingJan 16 - 17
Flanagan+12.0
40.0%28.0%
Impact ResearchJan 13 - 15
Flanagan+3.0
45.0%42.0%
NRSCJul 4 - 7
Flanagan+6.0
30.0%24.0%
Public Policy PollingFeb 14 - 15
Flanagan+30.0
52.0%22.0%

Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne

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