Peggy Flanagan was Minnesota's No 2 official as massive fraud scandal exploded under state's watch

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan just scored the Democratic nomination for Senate, but she's hampered by some heavy baggage: her role during the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump.

August 12, 2026 9:05 AM ET Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Senate primary to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Tina Smith. Flanagan led Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig 59% to 39.4% with 99% of the vote reporting as of early Wednesday morning, according to The Associated Press and NBC N

Meanwhile, Minnesota Republicans chose State Representative Lisa Demuth as nominee for governor over former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. to face off against Amy Klobuchar in November.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate. Here's a look at her estimated net worth, political career and family.

The victory by Minnesota’s lieutenant governor was the latest for the left-wing movement in the Midwest. She could become the first Native woman in the Senate.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota‘s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in a closely watched primary and delivering another victory for the Democratic Party’s ascendant progressive wing. The Associated Press called the race for Flanagan at 11:27 p.m. EDT on T

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has captured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects.

State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary for US Senate in the state, in another election contest that pitted a progressive against a moderate, this time with i

Flanagan, who has served as embattled Gov. Tim Walz’s No. 2 since 2019, campaigned on many of the same progressive priorities that propelled Abdul El-Sayed to victory in his Senate primary in Michigan, including “Medicare for all,” ending US aid to Israel over the “genocide” in Gaza and getting “Big Money out of our po

Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for Senate from Minnesota. It continues a series of wins for the progressive wing of the party over centrists.

Progressive Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Senate Democratic Primary  HuffPost

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic primary for Senate in Minnesota, NBC News projects, notching another major victory for her party’s progressive wing.

Progressives are rallying behind Flanagan in the Minnesota primary, but Craig has establishment support.

Democrats Are Blaming Each Other Over Minnesota’s Welfare Fraud Scandal  WSJ