
When public figures want to run for office now, they get shoehorned into two camps. What I'm curious about is what happens next. There are plenty of former athletes, coaches and sports-adjacent figures who successfully became politicians. A lot will depend on what transpires here over the next year.” "I've been asked multiple times to run for office," was her verbatim quote to The Athletic, adding, "I just don’t know yet. Tafoya hinted at a run in an interview with The Athletic, then she reiterated the idea to Megyn Kelly. Minnesota Public Radio news reporter Brian Bakst wrote as much.

The arrangement makes sense campaign chairs keep the coffers flowing, and Tafoya - a longtime Minnesota resident - has good name recognition that will help her raise lots of money for her candidate.īut there's a more notable bit of news from Tafoya's politics transition: She's considering an eventual run for office. Besides a slate of conservative talk show appearances, Tafoya is co-chairing the campaign for Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls.
