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Peggy Flanagan (Ojibwe: Gizhiiwewidamookwe; [a] [1] [2] born September 22, 1979) is an American politician and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
The lieutenant governor of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Fifty individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since statehood. Fifty individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since statehood.
If Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz make history in November, so too will Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. Flanagan was elected as the state’s 50 th lieutenant governor ...
Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. [19] The Minnesota Constitution of 1858 created the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, elected separately to two-year terms; these were lengthened to four years starting in 1963. As of 1974, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket. [20]
A member of the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe, Peggy Flanagan grew up wanting to help others and has made a career of doing just that.
If the Democratic ticket wins the presidential election in November, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would make history as Minnesota’s first Native American and its first female governor. Vice President ...
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections (55 P) Pages in category "Lieutenant governors of Minnesota" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.