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Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya wins Minnesota GOP Senate primary
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Michele Tafoya, a former Emmy-winning sportscaster, won the Minnesota Republican Senate primary with 51% of the vote, outperforming Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze and ex-basketball player Royce White.
- Tafoya entered the race after incumbent Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced she would not seek re-election, campaigning as a political outsider aiming to flip the Senate seat.
- Despite endorsements from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Tafoya did not receive support from former President Trump or Minnesota Republicans, who had backed Schwarze at the party convention.
- Her campaign focuses on cracking down on fraud, enforcing mandatory minimum sentences for fraudsters, deporting illegal migrants, opposing the abolition of ICE, and advocating for legislation to keep men out of women’s sports.
- Tafoya is poised to challenge either Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan or Rep. Angie Craig in the November general election, with Republicans seeking to win a Senate seat in Minnesota for the first time since 2002.
