Peggy Flanagan

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says she is running to help working families afford their lives, arguing that federal policies have left them behind.[2]
• Points to her work as lieutenant governor on paid family and medical leave and to her role co-chairing the coalition that sought to raise Minnesota's minimum wage.[1]
• Says she does not take money from corporate PACs and wants to ban corporate money in elections and stock trading by members of Congress.[1],[3]
• Describes growing up with a single mother who relied on Medicaid, Section 8 housing, SNAP and child care assistance, and says those programs shaped her priorities.[1]
• Says she wants to help Democrats take back the Senate, hold President Trump accountable, and put working people ahead of billionaires and corporate special interests.[4]

Background

• Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, State of Minnesota · 2019–present[5]
• Chair, Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association · Elected 2023[5]
• State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives · 2015–2019[5],[1]
• Executive Director, Children's Defense Fund–Minnesota · Before 2015[5],[1]
• Trainer, Wellstone Action · Before 2015[5],[1]
• Member, Minneapolis Board of Education · 2005–2009; appointed 2010–2011[5]

Education

• B.A. in child psychology, minor in American Indian studies, University of Minnesota (2002)[5],[1]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports Medicare for All. Until it passes, would ban insurers' prior authorization processes, have Medicare and Medicaid negotiate drug prices, and restore federal Medicaid cuts.[3],[2]
• Immigration
  Her platform says ICE should be dismantled and the immigration system reimagined, and supports ending mass deportations and a path to legal status for long-term undocumented residents. After the primary she said ICE "as it currently exists is not it" and called for comprehensive reform.[3],[2]
• Abortion
  Supports the Women's Health Protection Act to restore Roe v. Wade protections nationally and would vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment.[3]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning corporate money in elections, requiring donor disclosure, reversing Citizens United, and banning stock trading by federal elected officials.[3]
• Agriculture
  Supports a five-year farm bill, farmers' right to repair their equipment, biofuels, and reversing tariffs she says have hurt farm exports.[3]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports a $17 federal minimum wage tied to inflation, national paid family and medical leave, the PRO Act, and an expanded Child Tax Credit.[3]
• Guns
  Supports banning assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and ghost guns, along with funding for local police and reentry programs.[3]
• Foreign Policy
  Calls the Iran war illegal and says it must end. Supports a lasting Gaza ceasefire and a two-state solution, says she would have voted to halt offensive weapons sales to Israel, and supports Ukraine and NATO.[3],[6]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words