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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen Walz, visit a classroom in Fridley in 2025. (Joshua Lott\/The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz endorsed Rep. Angie Craig in the state\u2019s competitive Senate primary on Monday, inviting speculation over the governor\u2019s role in what has been one of the most bitterly fought Democratic primaries this year.<\/p>

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Walz\u2019s husband, Gov. Tim Walz, has not endorsed in the race, although his lieutenant governor, Peggy Flanagan, is also running and has secured the endorsement of the state\u2019s Democratic Party. In her endorsement for Craig, Gwen Walz cited the congresswoman\u2019s work on LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive health care and her record winning competitive races. A spokesperson for the governor did not say whether he was involved in Gwen Walz\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n

The governor was Democrats\u2019 2024 nominee for the vice presidency, but his political star crashed amid a highly publicized fraud scandal<\/a> in his state.<\/p>\n

Flanagan has since distanced herself from the scandal and Walz, who has fallen on the sword over the alleged fraud scheme. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported<\/a> the two were not meeting or speaking privately in the months following Walz\u2019s failed vice-presidential run.<\/p>

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\u201cI was on board right with him to run for a third term. He made that decision [not to], and I certainly, respected it,\u201d Flanagan said in a May interview with The Washington Post. \u201cBut I also know that the governor said the fraud stops with him, right? The buck stops with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flanagan\u2019s campaign said in a statement that she \u201crespects Gwen Walz and the Lt. Governor is proud of the work accomplished in the Walz-Flanagan administration.\u201d The campaign also listed several high-profile endorsements for Flanagan, including from Sen. Tina Smith, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and numerous other prominent Minnesota Democrats.<\/p>\n

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