Former sports reporter Michele Tafoya files to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
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Key Points:
- Michele Tafoya, a former television sports reporter, has officially filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Republican, aiming for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
- Republicans view this open Senate seat as a key pickup opportunity in Minnesota, a state they have not won statewide since 2006 and have not secured a Senate seat since 2002.
- Tafoya has met with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which has been recruiting her to help defend the GOP's 53–47 Senate majority in the upcoming midterm elections.
- The Republican primary is crowded, including candidates like former NBA player Royce White, former Minnesota GOP chair David Hann, Navy veteran Tom We
