Vice President Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate
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On August 6th, Vice President Kamala Harris announced she chose Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Excerpts from Governor Tim Walz’s remarks:
“I couldn’t be prouder to be on this ticket, and to help make Kamala Harris the next President of the United States!”
“From her first day as a prosecutor… as District Attorney… as Attorney General of California… as a U.S. Senator … and as Vice President, Vice President Harris has fought on the side of the American people.”
“She took on predators and fraudsters, took down transnational gangs, stood up against powerful corporate interests, she’s never hesitated to reach across the aisle if it meant improving people’s lives. And – she brings joy to everything she does.”
“I know something about that commitment to the people.”
“I was born in West Point, Nebraska and lived in Butte, a small town of 400 where community was a way of life. Growing up, I spent summers working on the family farm. My mom and dad taught us to show generosity toward your neighbors and to work for the common good.”
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“Minnesota’s strength comes from our values – our commitment to working together, to seeing past our differences, to lending a helping hand.”
“These same values I learned on the family farm and tried to instill in my students, I took to Congress and the state capital, and now, Vice President Harris and I are running to take them to the White House!”
“Donald Trump – he sees the world differently. He doesn’t know the first thing about service – because he’s too busy serving himself.”
Tim Walz is Minnesota’s 41st Governor. He was first elected Governor in 2018 and won re-election in 2022. Accomplishments from his time as Governor include providing universal free school meals for students, protecting reproductive freedom, strengthening voting rights, laying the groundwork to get Minnesota to 100% clean electricity by 2040, cutting taxes for the middle class, and expanding paid leave for Minnesota workers. Throughout his time as Governor, Tim has prioritized making Minnesota the best state in the country to raise a family.
Born in a small town in rural Nebraska, Tim’s parents instilled in him the values of public service, generosity toward your neighbors, and working for the common good that guide his commitment to Minnesota today. After high school graduation, Tim enlisted in the Army National Guard. He attended Chadron State College and graduated with a social science degree in 1989. Tim spent a year teaching abroad before returning home to serve full time in the Army National Guard and eventually accepting a high school teaching and coaching position.
While teaching, Tim met his future wife, Gwen Whipple, who taught at the same school. They moved to Mankato in 1996, where they worked at Mankato West High School. In addition to teaching social studies, Tim helped coach the Mankato West football team that won the school’s first state championship. After 24 years in the Army National Guard, Command Sergeant Major Walz retired from the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion in 2005. Tim won his first election to the United States House of Representatives in 2006 and was re-elected for another five terms serving Minnesota’s First Congressional District in Southern Minnesota.
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