Michele Tafoya

Republican Party (R)

U.S. Senator · Minnesota, United States of America · 2026

PurposeMichele Tafoya, a longtime NFL sideline broadcaster, is running for Minnesota's open Senate seat on immigration enforcement, law and order, and middle-class tax relief.

Immigration
Under a platform section she calls "Stop the Fraud," Tafoya calls for mandatory deportation of immigrants convicted of fraud, minimum sentences for fraud offenses, and withholding federal funding from states with weak anti-fraud enforcement.

Security
Her Law and Order platform section calls for more law-enforcement funding, opposes efforts to defund police, and criticizes the current system as "a turnstile" that enables repeat crime.

Economy
She opposes further middle-class tax increases, wants to preserve the 2017 "Working Family Tax Cuts," and frames deficit reduction as a spending problem rather than a revenue one.

Health
She calls for reducing the role of "middlemen" in healthcare pricing, lowering prescription drug costs, and giving patients more direct decision-making authority.

Education
Under a section she calls "Bring Back Courage and Common Sense," she calls for restoring parental involvement in schools and more transparency and accountability for test-score declines.

Governance
She frames a Senate role as using oversight power to combat government corruption, alongside direct constituent casework.

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Issues — Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate

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