Born to an Indigenous and Irish family, Peggy Flanagan got her political start on Paul Wellstone’s 2002 campaign; in 2004, at 25 years old, she was elected to the Minneapolis School Board, its youngest-ever member. She trained tens of thousands of grassroots activists with Wellston Action and later, as executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota, co-chaired the Raise the Wage Coalition, successfully pushing to raise Minnesota’s minimum wage.
The fights to protect SNAP, housing assistance and Medicaid aren’t abstract for Flanagan; growing up, her family relied on these services to get by. Elected a state representative in 2015 and as Tim Walz’s Lt. Governor in 2019, Flanagan has led on paid family and medical leave, free school meals, universal background checks for gun purchases, and the fight to keep abortion legal in the state. She is Objibwe and an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation; if elected, she would be the first indigenous woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
She’s running for U.S. Senate to continue defending working people against a regime that’s gutting essential services to enrich the billionaire fascism funders in Trump’s inner circle.
The Minnesota Indivisible Alliance endorsed Flanagan because, in the battle against fascism, we need leaders like Peggy Flanagan. We’re proud to stand with Minnesota Indivisibles to support Flanagan in her run to be the next U.S. Senator for Minnesota.

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MoveOn is proud to endorse Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota Senate!