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Michele Tafoya’s candidacy
Michele Tafoya is running as a Republican in Minnesota’s contested U.S. Senate race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
No candidate biography is on file for Tafoya. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are also not on file. Tafoya has no documented policy positions on file, so the race record does not establish positions on specific federal issues.
The complete candidate field
The race currently includes 19 candidates. Each entry below uses the candidate’s listed political designation and covers the same categories: biography, policy positions and campaign finance.
- Christopher Jarred Brooks — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Angie Craig — Democrat. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Margaret Flanagan — DFL. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Alycia Gruenhagen — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Michele Tafoya — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- David W Hann — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Edward Harold Tambornino — UN. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Melisa Lopez Franzen — Democrat. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Tom Weiler — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Billy Nord — DFL. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Royce White — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Raymond David Petersen — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Rebecca Whiting — Libertarian. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Mike Ruoho — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Mark York — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Funds raised: $74,069.67. Funds spent: $69,527.69. Cash on hand: none on file.
- Adam Schwarze — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Marisa Simonetti — NON. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Tina Smith — Democrat. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
- Gavin Solomon — Republican. Biography and policy positions: none on file. Fundraising, spending and cash on hand: none on file.
Policy positions
No documented policy positions are on file for Tafoya or any of the other candidates in this race. The listed party or political designation identifies how each candidate is entered in the race, but it does not state a position on a particular issue.
That leaves no recorded basis for comparing the candidates on subjects that would come before the U.S. Senate. Any future issue comparison would require documented positions attributable to the candidates.
Election details
Minnesota’s U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The race is contested, meaning more than one candidate is seeking the office. Tina Smith is listed as the Democratic incumbent, while the field also includes candidates designated as Republican, Democrat, DFL, Libertarian, UN and NON.
Candidate biographies, documented policy positions and campaign finance records may be updated separately as the election process continues. The election date and the official candidate field are the central process details for voters to track.
