Flanagan beats Tafoya for Minnesota U.S. Senate seat
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks to reporters after casting her ballot in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Tuesday.
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Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who used her own upbringing to connect with voters feeling financially strapped, made history Tuesday by winning a U.S. Senate seat, beating former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya.
She’s the first person of color to win a Minnesota Senate seat and will be the first Native American woman to be a senator.
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