Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) mentioned she is “giving serious consideration” to operating for a Minnesota Senate seat.
“I am giving serious consideration to the open Senate seat in Minnesota,” Craig mentioned in a put up on the social platform X Monday. “I’ll be talking to Minnesotans in the weeks ahead about the best way to continue to serve my community and will make a decision in the near future.”
Final Thursday, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith (D) introduced that she will not be going to run for reelection in two years. In a video on X, Smith mentioned she has “loved” her position as a member of the higher chamber of Congress, however desired extra time with household.
“This job has been the honor of a lifetime. For the rest of my term, I’ll work as hard as I can for Minnesotans and our country,” Smith mentioned on X. “Thank you so much, Minnesota.”
Smith has been in her present seat since 2018, as she was appointed to observe former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) within the wake of his resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
In 2016, President Trump misplaced Minnesota by round 1.5 factors. Within the final election, the president misplaced the state by 4 factors.
Craig was one of many earliest Democrats to name on former President Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race following a tough June debate efficiency from the previous president.
“Given what I saw and heard from the President during last week’s debate in Atlanta, coupled with the lack of a forceful response from the President himself following that debate, I do not believe that the President can effectively campaign and win against [former President] Donald Trump,” the Minnesota Democrat mentioned in an announcement from July.
