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

López Franzen is the second Democrat to announce a run for outgoing Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, joining Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

This comes after Sen. Tina Smith announced she won’t seek reelection. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan has announced her candidacy ...

Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday ...

Legislative Research Commission Kentucky House Democratic Floor Leader Pamela Stevenson, a Louisville Democrat, has filed to raise money for a 2026 U.S. Senate run. “It is time KY has new ...

A spokesperson for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate and will instead explore a third term in his current office. "Governor Walz is not running for the ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has decided against running for the U.S. Senate in 2026. Walz, currently in his second term, is considering running for a third term as governor. This decision comes ...

Pete Buttigieg said he's contemplating a run for the Senate next year in his adopted home state of Michigan. "I’ve been looking at it," the former Department of Transportation secretary and ...

Shortly after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for an eighth term, Daniel Cameron, a former Kentucky attorney general, said he would run for the seat in 2026. Two lawmakers and a ...