Overview
- Tafoya met in Washington last week with the NRSC, the Senate Leadership Fund and other Republican stakeholders, according to multiple reports.
- She is being actively recruited to run for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat and is expected to decide in early 2026, sources say.
- Democrats are contesting a primary featuring Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith.
- An internal Craig campaign memo tested Tafoya in head-to-head matchups and found both Democrats holding small leads over her.
- The former NBC broadcaster left sports media in 2022 and has since become a prominent conservative voice in Minnesota politics.