8 Must-Know Peggy Flanagan Facts That Shock!

Peggy Flanagan is the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota, serving since 2019.

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She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL).

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Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.

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She grew up in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.

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Flanagan is a citizen of the White Earth Nation.

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She began her career as a community organizer for the urban indigenous community.

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Flanagan served on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board from 2005 to 2009.

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Flanagan is also the highest-ranking Native American woman in elected office in the U.S.

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