These tables list the top donors to officeholders in 2019. Corporations themselves cannot donate to candidates at the federal level but federal candidates can get contributions from corporate PACs, ...

A Democrat running for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat has left the race. Former Minnesota Sen. Melisa Lopez Franzen, DFL-Edina, from the 2021-22 legislative session. (Courtesy of the Minnesota ...

Progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) in Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday. Warren made the endorsement in a video posted on social ...

Rep. Angie Craig, who represents Minnesota 2nd Congressional District, stands for a portrait at the MPR News headquarters in St. Paul on Oct. 3, 2024. [MUSIC PLAYING] NINA MOINI: It's our top story ...

Former Minnesota State Sen. Melisa López Franzen said she is running U.S. Senate in March to support students and working-class Minnesotans by making education and healthcare access more affordable.

Former Minnesota DFL legislator Melisa López Franzen has announced she will run for the U.S. Senate seat set to be vacated by Sen. Tina Smith. López Franzen made the announcement on her social media ...

Former state Sen. Melisa López Franzen announced Monday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, making her the second Democrat to seek Tina Smith’s seat. López Franzen and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan ...

Franzen, Carl B., Dr., 87. He was Superintendent of Schools in Colorado and taught at Diablo Valley College. Arrangements by Neptune Society of Northern California, (925) 944-5100. Click here to Send ...

The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has selected Dr. Rebecca Cunningham as the school’s newest president. Cunningham is the vice president for research and innovation at the University of ...

A former state lawmaker is joining the University of Minnesota in a newly created role. The U of M says Melisa López Franzen will serve as executive director of Government and Community Relations ...