Angie Craig announces U.S. Senate bid

Today, Rep. Angie Craig, (DFL-MN2), announced that she's running for the open Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith, who is retiring at the end of her term. Rep. Craig faces an uphill fight, facing off against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and former State Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen in the DFL primary.

At this point, she's probably leading Franzen and trailing Lt. Gov. Flanagan. With Rep. Craig running for Senate, that opens her congressional seat. That being said, Craig won this seat handily in 2024.

NBC is reporting "Flanagan, who would be the first Native American woman in the Senate if she wins, immediately signaled after Smith's retirement that she would run to replace her." Later, NBC reported "Ahead of Craig's expected announcement, Flanagan rolled out a handful of endorsements from key Democrats in the state, like Attorney General Keith Ellison and former Sen. Al Franken (who resigned in 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct), as well as a handful of state lawmakers in Craig's congressional district."

It's apparent that Flanagan is planning on running in the far-left lane. This helps paint a picture of Lt. Gov. Flanagan:

I can’t say I’m sad the statue of Christopher Columbus is gone. I’m not.

All Minnesotans should feel welcome at the Minnesota State Capitol, and our state is long overdue for a hard look at the symbols, statues, and icons that were created without the input of many of our communities.

The arrival of Christopher Columbus to what is now the Americas set in motion centuries of violence and genocide against the Indigenous people who already lived here. As the highest-ranking Native woman elected to executive office in the country, I have often reflected on the fact that I could see a statue honoring that legacy from my office window. It was a constant reminder that our systems were not built by or for Native people or people of color, but in many cases, to exclude, erase, and eliminate us. Tonight, I’m thinking of all the Native children who might now feel more welcome on the grounds and in the halls of their state government.

This is WCCOthe DFL 's report on Craig's announcement:

If Craig wins the DFL primary, she might face a difficult fight against the GOP candidate, depending on who we pick.

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