Peggy Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Nation, closes the Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2024.
Flanagan served as co-chair of the DNC, which took place in Chicago, Illinois. She spoke from the United Center, where the event was held.
Flanagan also serves as Lt. Governor of Minnesota. She is the first Native woman in the post and the highest-ranking Native woman in executive office in the United States.