
Former DFL leader Melisa López Fransen launches bid for US Senate, pledges to 'rise above gridlock'
López Fransen, of Edina, served in the Minnesota Legislature from 2013 to 2023 with two of those years as the Senate's minority leader. ST PAUL, Minn. — Former Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Senate Leader Melisa López Fransen announced she'll …