Peggy Flanagan is the current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, and, on Wed, Aug 20, I had the pleasure to speak with her. In her daughters words, the work of an LG is to “go on field trips and help people” and, really, that’s what it boils down to, and being in the Senate isn’t all that different. But those field trips change lives and she helps people in so many lasting ways, from raising the minimum wage to keep up with inflation to creating the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office through inspiring bipartisan work.
I hope you enjoy getting to know LG Flanagan as much as I enjoyed introducing her to you!
Chapters:
00:32 - The job of the Lieutenant Governor.
02:04 - What is her proudest achievement?
04:33 - How she would bring these ideas to the national stage.
05:58 - Does she think Minnesota could do more?
07:17 - How does she work with Republicans, since MN is so divided and it is required to get anything done
09:02 - How would she communicate with Republicans in the Senate?
10:59 - Who does she want to work with if she gets to the Senate?
11:59 - Why she is running for Senate.
13:41 - How do you combat people saying that Dems are throwing marginalized groups under the bus?
15:39 - What experiences she thinks she can bring to the Senate as a Native woman.
17:51 - She explains how the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office came to be.
20:06 - One thing she thinks we should all know about DNC Chair, Ken Martin.
You can follow her campaign, and hopefully donate as well on her website!
