MN-SEN: U.S. Senate hopeful Craig heads straight to primary, paving way for Flanagan's DFL endorsement

Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race got a pre-convention jolt Wednesday when Democratic Rep. Angie Craig announced she would bypass the state DFL endorsement process entirely and go straight to a primary against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

It comes just days before the two were to go head-to-head for the party endorsement at the DFL convention in Rochester. Flanagan was seen as the favorite and is now a virtual lock to get the seal of approval, which brings access to party-held voter data and other campaign resources.

As Craig filed for the primary ballot Wednesday, she said she would forgo the convention and said the endorsement process “just doesn’t reflect the full scope of the party that we are and the purple state that we have become.”

Surrounded by supporters, Craig said, “The only way we save democracy is through democracy, where every voice is heard, not just a few.”



https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/27/us-senate-hopeful-craig-heads-straight-to-primary-paving-way-for-flanagans-dfl-endorsement