Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Peggy Flanagan, Steadfast Defender of LGBTQ+ People, for U.S. Senate

Lt. Gov. Flanagan previously earned the HRC PAC's endorsement during her 2022 re-election campaign. During their tenure, the Walz-Flanagan administration signed key, targeted pro-LGBTQ+ legislation and executive actions including banning the discredited practice commonly known as "conversion therapy." Flanagan has pledged to support the Equality Act, landmark LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination legislation, in the U.S. Senate.

Flanagan is facing off against anti-LGBTQ+ former sportscaster and MAGA Republican Michele Tafoya who, on the campaign trail, has:

HRC's Commitment to Minnesota

Equality Voters - including more than 1.5 million in Minnesota - are a powerful and diverse voting bloc united by support for LGBTQ+ equality. Equality Voters are younger, more racially diverse, and more female than the general electorate, and they recognize and trust the HRC brand. And according to new HRC Foundation data, LGBTQ+ adults make up over 12 percent of Minnesota's population. HRC PAC has made significant investments in Minnesota over the years, working to mobilize those Equality Voters and elect pro-equality champions up and down the ballot.