Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan just scored the Democratic nomination for Senate, but she's hampered by some heavy baggage: her role during the Minnesota fraud scandal.

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WASHINGTON — Forgetting someone, Peggy? Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s Senate campaign fundraising operation crowed in an email following her win in Tuesday’s primary that she could be the first Native American woman to serve in the upper chamber.

Progressives are rallying behind Flanagan in the Minnesota primary, but Craig has establishment support.

From growing up on public assistance in St. Louis Park to becoming Minnesota’s first Native American woman to hold statewide office, Peggy Flanagan has spent decades in progressive politics. Flanagan’s political career began with grassroots organizing and education advocacy before taking her to the Legislature and then nearly eight years as lieutenant governor.

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating ...

The victory by Minnesota’s lieutenant governor was the latest for the left-wing movement in the Midwest. She could become the first Native woman in the Senate.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic primary for Senate in Minnesota, NBC News projects, notching another major victory for her party’s progressive wing.

Peggy Flanagan defeated Angie Craig in Minnesota's Democratic primary, backed by Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar in a growing progressive proxy war.