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Peggy Flanagan (born September 22, 1979) is an American politician, community organizer, and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Peggy Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and the country’s highest ranking Native woman elected to executive office. She works with Governor Tim Walz to advance equity, housing, and child care for Minnesotans, and co-chairs the Young Women’s Initiative.
Dec 5, 2023 · Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan was elected chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association on Tuesday, making history as the first Native American woman to lead a national political party committee.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the highest elected Native American state official in the U.S., talks about her achievements and goals in 2023, including free school meals, paid family leave, housing, and gender equity. She also shares her personal story of overcoming violence and her vision for a healthy masculinity.
Nov 13, 2020 · Learn about Peggy Flanagan's journey from St. Louis Park to the Capitol, and how she balances her roles as a mother, a leader and a Native woman. Read her interview with MPR News on her challenges, inspirations and vision for Minnesota.
Peggy Flanagan (born September 22, 1979) is an American politician serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. She was elected lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018 and is the second Native American woman to be elected to statewide executive office in U.S. history.
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Dec 6, 2023 · Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the highest-ranking Indigenous woman serving in a statewide elected office, was voted in as chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association...
