Michele Tafoya
What this job does: One of Minnesota's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years.
- Occupation
- Former sports broadcaster
- Lives in
- Edina
Background
- Born in 1964 in Manhattan Beach, California. Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley (1988) and MBA from the University of Southern California (1991). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Sports reporter for CBS Sports (1994-1999), ABC/ESPN (2000-2011) and NBC Sunday Night Football (2011-2022). Hosted radio shows on WCCO-AM and KQRS-FM in the Twin Cities. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Co-chaired Kendall Qualls's 2022 Republican campaign for governor. Launched the Senate campaign on Jan. 21, 2026. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the Aug. 11, 2026 Republican primary with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of Adam Schwarze (24.0%) and Royce White (11.2%). source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Fighting fraud in Minnesota, which Tafoya calls a top priority. source: northernnewsnow.com
- Change the state's direction: "we've been going in the wrong direction." source: northernnewsnow.com
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