弗拉纳根是白土奥吉布韦部落成员，其政治生涯围绕原住民权利、社会政策和进步事业展开。明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根周二创造历史，成为首位当选美国参议员的美洲原住民女性，为屡次打破障碍的政治生涯再添一座里程碑。
Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, has built political career around Indigenous rights, social policy and progressive causes Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan made history Tuesday by becoming the first Native American woman elected to the US Senate, adding another milestone to a political career that has repeatedly broken barriers.
现年47岁的弗拉纳根击败共和党人、前美国国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）场边记者米歇尔·塔福亚，使明尼苏达州的这一参议员席位继续留在民主党手中。她将接替即将退休的民主党参议员蒂娜·史密斯。
Flanagan, 47, defeated Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter, to keep the Minnesota seat in Democratic hands. She will succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
她的当选标志着美洲原住民在国会中的代表性迎来重要时刻，此前参议院只有四名美洲原住民男性曾担任议员。
Her election marks a significant moment for Native American representation in Congress as only four Native American men had previously served in the Senate.
自前俄克拉何马州参议员马克韦恩·马林今年早些时候离任、出任特朗普政府国土安全部长以来，参议院一直没有美洲原住民议员。
The chamber had been without any Native American members since former Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin left earlier this year to become secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration.
民主党进步派的胜利：弗拉纳根的当选也壮大了民主党的进步派力量。
A victory for Democrats’ progressive wing Flanagan’s election also strengthens the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
她的竞选纲领包括全民医保、普及儿童托育、全国性带薪家庭假和医疗假、将联邦最低工资提高至每小时17美元，以及解散移民及海关执法局（ICE）。她得到了包括参议员伯尼·桑德斯在内的知名进步派人士的支持。
Her campaign platform included Medicare for All, universal childcare, nationwide paid family and medical leave, raising the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour and dismantling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She was backed by prominent progressive figures, including Sen. Bernie Sanders.
她的参议员竞选是在与国会众议员安吉·克雷格的艰难民主党初选以及与明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹政治关系紧张之后进行的。共和党人还就一起涉及州政府运营项目的欺诈丑闻攻击弗拉纳根。
Her Senate campaign followed a difficult Democratic primary against US Rep. Angie Craig and came after political tensions with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Republicans also targeted Flanagan over a fraud scandal involving state-run programs.
她拒绝为丑闻承担责任，辩称作为州长的沃尔兹才应对州政府负最终责任。
She rejected responsibility for the scandal, arguing that Walz, as governor, was ultimately accountable for the administration.
在原住民议题上的长期记录：弗拉纳根是白土奥吉布韦部落的注册成员，在参议员竞选之前就已创造历史。
Long record on Indigenous issues Flanagan is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and had already made history before her Senate campaign.
2019年她出任副州长时，成为明尼苏达州首位当选州级公职的美洲原住民和首位有色人种女性。
She became the first Native American and first woman of color elected to statewide office in Minnesota when she became lieutenant governor in 2019.
在这一职位上，她与部落政府密切合作，并帮助重塑了明尼苏达州与其11个部落国家的关系。
In that role, she worked closely with tribal governments and helped reshape relations between Minnesota and its 11 tribal nations.
她的工作包括扩大与部落领袖的磋商、支持土地恢复、加强对部落利益的保护，并协助建立了该州首个专门处理失踪和被谋杀原住民亲属事务的办公室。原住民权利也是弗拉纳根个人背景的重要组成部分。
Her work included expanding consultation with tribal leaders, supporting land restoration, strengthening protections for tribal interests and helping establish the state’s first office dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Indigenous rights have also been a major part of Flanagan’s personal background.
她的父亲马文·马尼彭尼是一位杰出的白土保留地活动家，曾为美洲原住民权利和部落主权进行倡导。他于2020年1月去世。
Her father, Marvin Manypenny, was a prominent White Earth activist who campaigned for Native American rights and tribal sovereignty. He died in January 2020.
从地方政坛到参议院 弗拉纳根毕业于明尼苏达大学，获得儿童心理学学位，辅修美洲印第安人研究。
From local politics to the Senate Flanagan graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in child psychology and a minor in American Indian studies.
在进入政界之前，她曾在印第安人工作部和韦尔斯通行动组织任职，后者是一个培训政治候选人和组织者的非营利组织。
Before entering politics, she worked at the Division of Indian Work and Wellstone Action, a nonprofit that trains political candidates and organizers.
她于2005年至2009年担任明尼阿波利斯教育委员会委员，2015年至2018年担任明尼苏达州众议院议员。
She served on the Minneapolis Board of Education from 2005 to 2009 and in the Minnesota House from 2015 to 2018.
沃尔兹于2018年选择她作为竞选搭档，她于2019年1月就任副州长。
Walz chose her as his running mate in 2018, and she became lieutenant governor in January 2019.