U.S. Senate · 2026
Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.
Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10
Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.
Peggy Flanagan’s candidate answers support Medicare for All, right-to-repair, clean-energy transition, and retirement-tax changes paired with higher payroll-tax coverage. Michele Tafoya emphasizes opposition to bureaucratic healthcare management. Rebecca Whiting is the Libertarian; Marisa Simonetti is an independent.
Flanagan’s mechanisms need fiscal estimates and transition details. Tafoya’s criticism needs an alternative that demonstrates dependable access. A payroll-cap change and a benefit-tax reduction should be scored separately. Campaign claims do not replace an O04 actuarial evaluation.
Lead source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/MN
Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.
Democratic-Farmer Labor · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Lieutenant Governor Margaret "Peggy" Flanagan • FEC S6MN00440; 22 Jul 26; Tot $6,517,348; Dsb $5,458,744
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6MN00440
Republican · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Michele Tafoya • FEC S6MN00556; 22 Jul 26; Tot $5,337,942; Dsb $3,965,545
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6MN00556
Libertarian · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Rebecca Whiting • FEC S6MN00572; 22 Jul 26; Tot $1,257; Dsb $0
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6MN00572
Independent; (Republican) · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Marisa Simonetti • FEC S6MN00481
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6MN00481
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
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