Michele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster, prepares a Republican bid for US Senate in Minnesota

Former NFL reporter Tafoya launches Senate bid

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate. She hopes to win the Republican nomination for the Minnesota seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. Tafoya announced her candidacy Wednesday in a…

New U.S. Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya Calls Out MN Dems' 'Crisis of Leadership,' Says It's 'Fixable'

Michele Tafoya announces her candidacy for U.S. Senate, tackling MN's leadership crisis.

Republicans' Top Senate Recruit in Minnesota Says There Is Room for Her ‘Pro-Choice’ Politics

Former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is running for Senate in Minnesota. Tyler Kaufman/APMichele Tafoya doesn’t believe that her support for abortion rights will hurt her campaign for Senate as a Republican in Minnesota.“There’s more room than people realize” in the GOP for candidates who consider themselves “pro-choice,” Tafoya told NOTUS, shortly after officially announcing her candidacy Wednesday morning, ending months of speculation abo…

Former sideline reporter Michele Tafoya announces run for U.S. Senate as Republican in Minnesota

Tafoya is seeking Democratic Senator Tina Smith’s seat that is being vacated.

Ex‑NFL sideline reporter eyes major political run in Midwest

MINNEAPOLIS — Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter, announced on Wednesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Republican.

Former NFL sideline reporter runs for Senate in Minnesota

The former "Sunday Night Football" sideline reporter cited her work as a television reporter in her campaign announcement, saying the job “taught me about how leadership really works.”