Kamala Harris Names Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Running Mate
Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for US president, has selected Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate for the upcoming November election.
This announcement concludes speculation about Harris’s choice to face Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and former president, and his vice-presidential pick, Ohio senator JD Vance.
Walz first entered politics in 2006, winning a seat in a Republican-leaning congressional district by defeating the incumbent. He became the governor of Minnesota in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. Under his leadership, the state has achieved significant progressive legislative victories, including universal meals, legalized marijuana, abortion protections, and gun control measures.
Prior to his political career, Walz was a high school geography teacher in Mankato, Minnesota, and served in the Army National Guard for 24 years.