US EditionFormer State Legislator López Franzen Ends Campaign for US Senate
- Former state senator Melisa López Franzen announced she will end her campaign for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2025.
- After careful consideration and discussions with family, supporters, and local leaders, she chose to withdraw from the race, having faced challenges competing with prominent endorsed candidates such as the lieutenant governor and a current member of Congress.
- Melisa López Franzen launched her campaign in March as one of three Democrats competing for the U.S. Senate seat that Senator Tina Smith will leave open after 2026.
- She explained, "This isn’t a retreat, but a deliberate move toward the area where I can make the most meaningful difference," adding, "The work goes on, just along a different route."
- Two Republicans have declared their bids for the Senate seat: Royce White, who was defeated by Senator Amy Klobuchar in the 2024 election, and Adam Schwarze, a veteran of the Marines and Navy SEALs.
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Democrat Melissa Lopez Franzen Drops Out of U.S. Senate Race in Minnesota
EDINA, Minn. (KVRR) — Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez Franzen has ended her campaign for U.S. Senate. In a statement, Franzen says she decided to end her run after thoughtful reflection and conversations with family, supporters, and community leaders. She served ten years in the state senate but left after new legislative maps were drawn in 2022. The Democrat from Edina says she launched the campaign in March focused on fig…
Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Lopez Franzen drops out of U.S. Senate race
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINN) – The race for the Democratic nod to replace Minnesota Senator Tina Smith has one fewer candidate. Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen announced Friday that she’s stepping away from her campaign to replace the outgoing U.S. Senator. “I launched my campaign for the U.S. Senate because I believe leadership is about showing up — listening, learning, and taking action,” she said in a post on social media.…
Duluth News Tribune
Former state legislator López Franzen ends campaign for US Senate
ST. PAUL — A Democrat running for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat has left the race. Former State Sen. Melisa López Franzen says she’s ending the campaign she began in March. The former Senate minority leader was among three DFL candidates vying for the seat Sen. Tina Smith will depart after 2026. Lopez Franzen had been overshadowed by Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in endorsements and available money. She says she decided to…
Melisa López Franzen exits US Senate race just two months after launching bid AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryJust more than two months after Melisa López Franzen launched her U.S. Senate bid, the former DFL legislative leader has dropped out of the race. López Franzen—who said in her first campaign promo on March 10 that she was “ready to work harder than ever before to protect the next generation” in her quest to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith—announced on Friday evening that she is suspending her campaign. “This is not about steppin…
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