Craig would ‘love’ to be on ticket with Klobuchar
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., told The Hagstrom Report here Sunday that she would “love to be on the ballot” with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., if Klobuchar runs for governor.
“I’d love to be on the ballot with Sen. Klobuchar,” Craig said in response to a question from The Hagstrom Report after she and Klobuchar were part of a panel discussion here Sunday with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention.
Craig noted that Klobuchar, the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, won re-election by 16 points in 2024 for a six-year term. Craig is running against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for the Democratic Senate nomination.
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., has said he will not run for re-election, and Klobuchar has acknowledged that she is considering the race, although she did not say during the Farm Bureau convention here whether she will enter the race for governor.
The state is embroiled in controversy due to the fatal shooting last week of a Minnesota woman, Renee Good, by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
During the panel discussion, Craig noted that a dairy farmer had told her that workers were unwilling to come to work because ICE agents were gathered nearby. She later told reporters that ICE agents have been active throughout the state, and that ICE “is not taking a targeted approach at all, but targeting Black and brown people. “
Craig also said that ICE is not alerting local police to their activities.
On agricultural policy, Craig told reporters that sugar beet growers in Minnesota need “substantial” aid in addition to their portion of the $1 billion that the Trump administration has promised to provide to sugar and specialty crop growers. The money is part of a $12 billion package to deal with farm problems related to President Trump’s tariffs and increased costs of inputs amid low crop prices.
