Michele Tafoya wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, CBS News projects
The former NBC Sports reporter won with 51.6% of the vote and will face the Democratic nominee in the general election.
- On Tuesday, former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for Minnesota's Senate seat, defeating Adam Schwarze and Royce White for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Sen Tina Smith.
- A former sideline reporter for 11 years for NBC's Sunday Night Football, Tafoya focuses her campaign on government accountability and tackling fraud, aligning with President Donald Trump's policies on inflation, crime, and border security.
- Tafoya's campaign raised more than $2.6 million with more than $1.3 million in cash on hand, and she secured an endorsement from Pro Football Hall of fame coach Tony Dungy, a former broadcast colleague.
- Endorsed by Tina Smith, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan leads Rep Angie Craig in the primary with 51.9% of the vote with 12% counted.
- Tafoya supports the Deporting Fraudsters Act, which mandates immediate deportation for noncitizens convicted of federal program fraud, and advocates withholding federal funds from states failing to implement anti-fraud controls.
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