Sen. Tina Smith won’t run again
Posted By: sunset, 2/21/2025 9:38:25 AM
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D) shook up the state’s political landscape next week, announcing she won’t seek re-election when her seat is up in 2026. Smith, 66, said she wanted to spend more time with family and will end a career in public service that also included a stint as the state’s lieutenant governor under former Gov. Mark Dayton. Dayton appointed Smith to the Senate in 2018, following the resignation of former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, and she won both a special election later that year, and then a six-year term with a 2020 victory over Republican Jason Lewis. But with 2026 and another election approaching, Smith said is opting out of politics.
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Sen. Tina Smith won’t run again
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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D) shook up the state’s political landscape next week, announcing she won’t seek re-election when her seat is up in 2026.
Smith, 66, said she wanted to spend more time with family and will end a career in public service that also included a stint as the state’s lieutenant governor under former Gov. Mark Dayton.
Dayton appointed Smith to the Senate in 2018, following the resignation of former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, and she won both a special election later that year, and then a six-year term with a 2020 victory over Republican Jason Lewis.
But with 2026 and another election approaching, Smith said is opting out of politics.
Trump administration gives schools a deadline
to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money 4 replies
to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money 4 replies
The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “ wokeness.”
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vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant
governor says 5 replies
vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant
governor says 5 replies
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Starbucks is laying off workers and paring
back the menu as it tries to turn the
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back the menu as it tries to turn the
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DeSantis Doing that DeSantis Thing Again
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There is a word for that. It's not a pretty one.
In an effort to comply with an executive order to downsize the federal workforce,
Can Greg Gutfeld Save New York City?
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Is there anyone out there who doesn’t know who Greg Gutfeld is?
He is the host of the highest rated late night talk show on Fox News at 10:00 p.m.
His format usually includes two guests and two regulars discussing recent current events with humor, very politically incorrect comments, and frequently blipped-out blue language.
He is way funnier than Bill Maher was when his Politically Incorrect show aired from New York but the most important thing about Gutfeld is the size of his audience and who is watching.
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A cop killer loving senator from Minnesota. Same state that also presented Weird Al Franken and Tim Walz.