Minnesota's Peggy Flanagan, Walz's possible successor, introduces Maxine Waters
Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota's lieutenant governor, introduced Rep. Maxine Waters to speak at the DNC. Waters received a standing ovation before speaking.
Flanagan is poised to serve as Minnesota's next governor if Gov. Tim Walz steps down to serve as vice president.
As a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Flanagan would be the first Native American female governor.
![PHOTO: Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota speaks on Day one of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Aug. 19, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/31d19576-c4e0-4069-ab0d-e99212f0c6a0/Peggy-Flanagan-rt-thg-240819_1724108802214_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg)