Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan calls for new Democratic Senate leadership in Washington

ST PAUL, Minn. — Fresh off her historic victory in Tuesday's election. Minnesota U.S. Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan is hoping her new job begins with new leadership in charge of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. Senate.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has led Senate Democrats since 2017. Flanagan said that while she's "tremendously grateful" for Schumer's previous leadership in the Senate, the message from Tuesday's Democratic "blue wave" is a call for change.

"I think it is time for new leadership," Flanagan said during a call with reporters Wednesday. "One of the things that we heard last night, resoundingly, across the country is that we are in a point of a new movement in this country. Many of us were elected who refused corporate PAC money, who are beholden only to the people who ele...