MN Senate District 60

United States senate, Minnesota and Melisa Franzen

Former Minnesota Sen. Melisa López Franzen to run for U.S. Senate in 2026

López Franzen, former minority leader for the DFL, joins fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the race for U.S. Senate.

KSTP · 4d

Former Minnesota Senate Leader launches campaign for U.S. Senate seat

This comes after Sen. Tina Smith announced she won’t seek reelection. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan has announced her candidacy. On the Republican side, 2024 Senate candidate Royce White and 2022 Congressional candidate Adam Schwarze have announced they’re running.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 4d

Former Minnesota legislator Melisa López Franzen announces run for U.S. Senate

Former state Sen. Melisa López Franzen announced Monday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, making her the second Democrat to seek Tina Smith’s seat. López Franzen and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are the only Democrats so far to launch campaigns since Smith announced last month she wouldn’t run for re-election to the U.

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 4d

Melisa López Franzen announces U.S. Senate run

Minnesota Democrat Melissa López Franzen has thrown her hat in the ring for Sen. Tina Smith's seat once she leaves office.

Minnesota Daily8d

Chris Meyer: The progressive choice for state Senate

I was on the board of Students for Bernie, and Chris came to speak about his platform for the Senate District 60 race at one of our meetings ... Chris was also the one who informed me about the ...

CBS News4d

Here's who is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota

While no Republican has won statewide office in Minnesota ... state's 2nd Congressional District in November's election, beating out Joe Teirab. Melisa López Franzen, a former Senate DFL leader ...

KFGO4d

Former Minnesota state lawmaker enters US Senate race

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez-Franzen is running for the US Senate next year ...

Roll Call24d

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig weighs run for Senate

was the first openly gay woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. If she does run for Senate, she would leave behind a swing district south of the Twin Cities that has been a battleground seat ...

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