Michele Tafoya, a former sideline reporter for the NFL, will soon decide whether to run for the Senate in Minnesota, a blue-leaning state that Republicans are freshly contesting amid a sprawling fraud scandal.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has been recruiting Tafoya, who left sports broadcasting in 2022 for a career in politics, to run for the seat of retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) next year. She met with Republicans in Washington last week to discuss a campaign, according to a source familiar with the matter, and is leaning toward a run.