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Endorsement: Independent-minded Michele Tafoya ready for US Senate
The former sideline reporter says she will cut taxes and regulations as Minnesota voters weigh a race shaped by a budget deficit and fraud scandal.
- Forum Communications endorsed Michele Tafoya for the U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 3 election, selecting the former broadcaster to replace stepping-down Senator Tina Smith.
- Tafoya, a former Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football sideline reporter, credits interviews with New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick for giving her a "thick skin" and ability to "do my job."
- The endorsement critiques Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan's administration for burning through a $18.5 billion budget surplus, expanding government by 40%, and creating a $4 billion budget deficit.
- Tafoya's platform includes the Deporting Fraudsters Act to combat fraud and vows to lower taxes; Mesabi Metallics' $15 billion steelmaking complex relocated to Iowa as an example of businesses leaving.
- Emphasizing her independence, Tafoya stated she is an "open-minded, independent thinker" not beholden to party leaders, lobbyists, or President Donald Trump, positioning herself to represent Minnesota voters.
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Endorsement: Independent-minded Michele Tafoya ready for US Senate
The FCC Editorial Advisory Board says Tafoya "has the smarts, the communications skills, and more to be an effective leader for the state she has called home for close to 35 years."
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