Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya will compete for an open seat in the U.S. Senate after winning the Republican primary in Minnesota on Tuesday night. Peggy Flanagan for the Senate seat. We've seen what career politicians have done in this state," Tafoya told reporters after casting her ballot earlier Tuesday in a Minneapolis suburb. Trump did not endorse a Senate candidate in Minnesota, although Tafoya had support from the national GOP. Tafoya, who has long been active in Minnesota Republican politics, is best known for her work from 2011 to 2022 as a sideline reporter for NBC's "Sunday Night Football."