Klobuchar successor talk centers on second-term House member
Kelly Morrison, who just won her second term to the House and served in the state legislature before that.
Key points
- Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., when she’s sworn in as governor next year.
- Angie Craig, D-Minn., who lost the Senate primary to Flanagan, is seen as a longshot for the appointment.
- But many Democrats believe Morrison is a frontrunner after she passed on the 2026 Senate race.
Klobuchar hasn’t made a final decision on the pick, according to a person familiar with her thinking.
Asked if she wants the appointment, Morrison said only that she’s “excited” about Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan and about representing her district: “The governor-elect will appoint someone, and I know she’ll be right by the people of Minnesota.” Rep.
Additional details
- Democrats are starting to debate who will succeed Sen.
- There’s one name that keeps coming up: Democratic Rep.
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