2026 MN Senatorial race: on Civil Rights


Peggy Flanagan: Helped found People of Color and Indigenous Caucus

Elected in 2015 to the Minnesota House of Representatives, Peggy served as the lead on the Subcommittee on Child Care Access and Affordability. In 2017, she joined her legislative colleagues to form the POCI (People of Color and Indigenous) Caucus. Together, the caucus works to improve the education, health, and economic opportunities for people of color and Indigenous communities across the state.
Source: 2026 Minnesota Senate campaign website TK.com Apr 28, 2025

Peggy Flanagan: Fight discrimination against the LGBTQ2S+ community

Our rights are being eroded: free speech, the right to worship, the right to vote, access to reproductive healthcare, and the choice to live and love who we want are all being undermined by decisions from the Supreme Court and targeted efforts by the Trump Administration. Peggy will fight to pass the Equality Act so no one, including the LGBTQ2S+ community, can be discriminated against.
Source: 2026 Minnesota Senate campaign website PeggyFlanagan.com Apr 5, 2026

Michele Tafoya: Keep men out of women's sports and locker rooms

Get men out of women's sports. The radical social experiments on our daughters have to stop. As our Senator, Michele will protect Minnesota kids from insane ideologies and keep men out of women's sports and locker rooms.
Source: 2026 Minnesota Senate campaign website MicheleTafoya.com Apr 28, 2026

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Senatorial candidates on Civil Rights:
Senate races 2026:
AK: Dan Sullivan(R,for re-election)
AL: Tommy Tuberville(R,retiring)
AR: Tom Cotton(R,for re-election)
CO: John Hickenlooper(D,for re-election)
DE: Chris Coons(D,for re-election)
FL: Ashley Moody(R,appointee)
GA: Jon Ossoff(D,for re-election)
IA: Joni Ernst(R,retiring)
ID: Jim Risch(R,for re-election)
IL: Richard Durbin(D,retiring)
KS: Roger Marshall(R,for re-election)
KY: Mitch McConnell(R,retiring)
LA: Bill Cassidy(R,for re-election)
MA: Ed Markey(D,for re-election)
ME: Susan Collins(R,for re-election)
MI: Gary Peters(D,retiring) 		2026 races continued...
MN: Tina Smith(D,retiring)
MS: Cindy Hyde-Smith(R,for re-election)
MT: Steve Daines(R,for re-election)
NC: Thom Tillis(R,retiring)
NE: Peter Ricketts(R,for re-election)
NH: Jeanne Shaheen(D,retiring)
NJ: Cory Booker(D,for re-election)
NM: Ben Ray Lujan(D,for re-election)
OH: Jon Husted(R,appointee)
OK: Markwayne Mullin(R,appointed to Cabinet)
OR: Jeff Merkley(D,for re-election)
RI: Jack Reed(D,for re-election)
SC: Lindsey Graham(R,for re-election)
SD: Mike Rounds(R,for re-election)
TN: Bill Hagerty(R,for re-election)
TX: John Cornyn(R,for re-election)
VA: Mark Warner(D,for re-election)
WV: Shelley Moore Capito(R,for re-election)
WY: Cynthia Lummis(R,retiring)
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