Peggy Flanagan

Peggy Flanagan
Flanagan in 2024
50th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Governor	Tim Walz
Preceded by	Michelle Fischbach
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 46A district
In office November 9, 2015 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Ryan Winkler
Succeeded by	Ryan Winkler
Personal details
Born	(1979-09-22) September 22, 1979 (age 44) Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality	American White Earth Nation
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Spouse(s)	Tim Hellendrung ​ (div. 2017)​ Tom Weber ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1
Education	University of Minnesota (BA)

Peggy Flanagan (born September 22, 1979) is an American politician, community organizer, and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.

Flanagan grew up in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, an inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis. She attended the University of Minnesota. Flanagan was previously involved in organizing the urban indigenous community, including for U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone’s 2002 reelection campaign. After serving one term on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board, she was a member of Wellstone Action, a training organization for progressive candidates. In 2015, Flanagan was elected to the state house to fill a vacancy and represented a section of Minneapolis's western, inner-ring suburbs. At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, she spoke on Native American representation in politics.

Flanagan was elected lieutenant governor in 2018 and reelected in 2022, both times as Tim Walz's running mate. She has advocated for working-class families in addition to indigenous communities.