Candidate profile: Angie Craig

Race at a glance

Minnesota’s contested U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Angie Craig is one of 19 candidates identified in the race.

The field includes candidates with six different labels: Republican, Democrat, DFL, Libertarian, UN and NON. Eleven candidates are running as Republicans, three as Democrats, two as DFL candidates, one as a Libertarian, one with the UN label and one with the NON label.

Candidate field

• Christopher Jarred Brooks — Republican. Brooks is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Angie Craig — Democrat. Craig is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Margaret Flanagan — DFL. Flanagan is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Alycia Gruenhagen — Republican. Gruenhagen is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Michele Tafoya — Republican. Tafoya is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• David W Hann — Republican. Hann is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Edward Harold Tambornino — UN. Tambornino is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Melisa Lopez Franzen — Democrat. Franzen is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Tom Weiler — Republican. Weiler is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Billy Nord — DFL. Nord is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Royce White — Republican. White is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Raymond David Petersen — Republican. Petersen is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Rebecca Whiting — Libertarian. Whiting is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Mike Ruoho — Republican. Ruoho is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Mark York — Republican. York is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Adam Schwarze — Republican. Schwarze is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Marisa Simonetti — NON. Simonetti is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Tina Smith — Democrat. Smith, the incumbent, is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
• Gavin Solomon — Republican. Solomon is running in Minnesota’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.

How the field is divided

The Republican candidates are Christopher Jarred Brooks, Alycia Gruenhagen, Michele Tafoya, David W Hann, Tom Weiler, Royce White, Raymond David Petersen, Mike Ruoho, Mark York, Adam Schwarze and Gavin Solomon.

The Democratic candidates are Angie Craig, Melisa Lopez Franzen and Tina Smith. Margaret Flanagan and Billy Nord are identified as DFL candidates. Rebecca Whiting is the Libertarian candidate, Edward Harold Tambornino carries the UN label, and Marisa Simonetti carries the NON label.

Election date

All 19 candidates are associated with the same Minnesota U.S. Senate contest and Nov. 3, 2026, general election date. The race is identified as contested, meaning the field includes more than one candidate.

The candidate field, ballot designations and campaign finance records are key parts of the election process to follow as the general election approaches.