Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter, to launch Minnesota Senate run
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Key Points:
- Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has filed paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota, marking a high-profile Republican entry into the 2024 race for the open seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
- Tafoya, a self-described pro-choice Republican and political outsider, could appeal to moderate voters in a state Republicans have struggled to win statewide elections since 2006.
- The Minnesota GOP primary process, which includes a party endorsement that can boost candidates, may complicate Tafoya’s campaign; she has yet to decide whether to seek the endorsement or run a primary campaign.
- Tafoya has been involved in politics since 2022, co-chairing a gubernatorial campaign, and has met
