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Former Minnesota Senate Leader launches campaign for U.S. Senate seat

Former Democrat state Senator Melisa López Franzen announced on X that she will run for U.S. Senate.
López Franzen emphasizes her campaign will focus on fighting for working families and protecting Minnesota values.
Minnesota will elect a U.S. Senator in November 2026 alongside other statewide offices.

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The Minnesota Daily

Former state Sen. Melissa López Franzen announces run for U.S. Senate

Former Minnesota Senate Leader Melissa López Franzen announced her campaign for the U.S. Senate Monday morning. “I am running for the United States Senate to protect our Minnesota values, restore sanity and bring decency and common sense back to Washington,” López Franzen said in a video on X announcing her decision. López Franzen was the DFL minority leader in the state Senate from 2021 to 2022 representing the southwest metro area. López Fran…

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AM 1100 The Flag WZFG

Former DFL Senate Minority Leader Lopez Franzen kicks off U.S. Senate campaign

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Former DFL Minnesota State Senator Melisa Lopez Franzen of Edina is entering the race for the U.S. Senate. She served as the Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate from 2021 to 2023. Lopez Franzen says her campaign will focus on fighting for working families, expanding economic opportunity, and bringing common sense and decency to Washington. Her move comes after Democratic Senator Tina Smith announced she wouldn’t run for r…

1 day ago

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KVRR Local News

Democrat Melissa Lopez-Franzen Enters Minnesota U.S. Senate Race

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez-Franzen is joining the race for U.S. Senate. The Democrat from Edina says she’s launching a campaign focused on fighting for working families and bringing common sense and decency to Washington. She served ten years in the state senate but left after new legislative maps were drawn in 2022. Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan officially kicked off her campaign for Sen. T…

1 day ago·North Dakota, United States

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Star Tribune

Former Minnesota legislator Melisa López Franzen announces run 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.

1 day ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Duluth News Tribune

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Former Minnesota Sen. Melisa López Franzen to run for U.S. Senate in 2026

ST. PAUL — Former Democrat state Sen. Melisa López Franzen announced on X early Monday morning that she will be running for U.S. Senate. "I'm running for the United States Senate to protect our Minnesota values, restore sanity and bring decency and common sense back to Washington," she said in the video announcement Monday, March 10. The U.S. Senate bid comes after her Feb. 21 announcement to step down as executive director of Government and Com…

1 day ago·Cherokee County, United States

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