Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan named as co-chair for Democratic National Convention

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has been named as one of the co-chairs of this year's 2024 Democratic National Convention.

The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) named Flanagan alongside White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, and Texas Representative Veronica Escobar (TX) as the four co-chairs for this year's DNC, which runs Monday through Thursday.

The quartet will oversee proceedings at the convention, which will see Gov. Tim Walz appear as the headline speaker on Wednesday having been selected as the vice-presidential pick of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, who will close the convention on Thursday.

Flanagan told The Minnesota Star Tribune it's "an honor" to be named a co-chair of the convention "and highlight the excitement around seconds-in-command right now."

Flanagan was elected as Governor Tim Walz's' running mate for his successful gubernatorial run in 2018, ultimately becoming Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Prior to this, she served in the House of Representatives for the state's 46A district.

She is the first woman of color to serve as Lieutenant Governor in Minnesota and the highest-ranking Indigenous woman elected into office.

If Harris wins the November election against Donald Trump, Flanagan will take over the helm as governor from Walz, and would become the first Native American governor in Minnesota history.