Rep. Angie Craig speaks out about U.S. Senate race days before Primary Election

Rep. Angie Craig speaks out about U.S. Senate race days before Primary Election

With Minnesota Primary Elections just days away, candidates are giving their final pushes before voters cast their ballots.

Representative Angie Craig made stops across the Northland on Saturday and sat down for a one-on-one with WDIO.

She explained that the work in the past weeks has been a lot, with the campaign making stops across the state to speak with voters before the primary.

“Minnesota voters are responding just incredibly to the idea of someone who has been an experienced leader in the House who can step into the U.S. Senate role on day one who can take on the Trump Administration’s worst policies but also someone who has actually passed legislation and gotten things done for Minnesotans,” said Rep. Craig.

On Friday, Rep. Craig’s Democratic opponent Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan stopped in Duluth to discuss what she claims is “unprecedented spending” in the race for Minnesota’s seat in the U.S. Senate. During the press conference, Lt. Gov. Flanagan accused Rep. Craig of accepting money from large corporations. Money Lt. Gov. Flanagan said comes with strings attached.

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When asked, Rep. Craig responded to the accusations.

“Well, I would end Citizens United tomorrow and ban super PACs throughout our country for Republicans and Democrats. And look, the Lieutenant Governor raised money from the DLGA which is a super PAC that’s working on her behalf as well. Unfortunately, super PACs are allowed to run almost undisclosed in America today and I am and have always been committed to making sure that that changes. So, look, I think this is one of the biggest structural issues that we have in our politics today and in Washington and that is that we’ve got to either ban super PACs or we’ve got to make the disclosure of who’s funding them much more transparent. I’ve always been a supporter of that and by the way,” said Rep. Craig. “While we’re at it, we need to ban gerrymandering across this country because that is having a hugely adverse effect on the way this country is run.”

Rep. Craig also explained where the money from her campaign comes from.

“My campaign is Angie Craig for Minnesota. And the average contribution to our campaign is way under $100,” said Rep. Craig.

With Minnesota being in national headlines in the past months, Rep. Craig said she sees fraud being a top issue in this election, and for the candidates who end up assuming the positions they are running for.

“Look, Republicans are going to make fraud the number one issue in this 2026 election. In fact, for many Minnesota voters, they tell us in our polling that it is their number one issue and fairly or not the Lieutenant Governor has a particular vulnerability given that she was the number two in state government for the last eight years during the time in which the fraud occurred,” said Rep. Craig.

For what Rep. Craig wants voters to know about her campaign, she said it’s how hard she is working to get things done.

“I think the concept of Democrats sort of just waiting in line to get the next gavel has meant that we haven’t always had the best leadership in positions. But the other thing I want Minnesotans to know is that I have been and will be laser-focused on reducing the wealth income disparity gap in our country. And people are struggling right now. I came from a mom who went to school for nine years to get her teaching degree. I grew up in a mobile home park. My wife and I have been incredibly fortunate to be able to raise four sons and we’re very fortunate,” said Rep. Craig. “But at the end of the day, people are struggling with housing costs, with healthcare costs, with grocery costs. And as someone who literally had to help manage a self-insured healthcare plan for a business of 16,000 people, I have the experience and I certainly have the fight in me to take on the Trump Administration.”

Rep. Craig will face Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the August 11th Primary Election. The winner of that election will go on to face the Republican candidate in the November 3rd General Election.