Who Is Tim Walz? 6 Things To Know About Kamala Harris’ Running Mate
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The 60-year-old Midwestern Democrat is a veteran, a former public school teacher, and a father of two who thinks MAGA Republicans are just “weird.”
It’s official. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will be her running mate in her bid for the White House.
If you’re feverishly Googling Walz’s name to figure out who he is and why he’s already earning near-universal praise from Democrats, here are six key things to know about him to save yourself some time.
1. Walz has been the Minnesota governor since 2018.
Last year, after Democrats won a legislative “trifecta” in Minnesota, Walz signed a generation’s worth of liberal reforms into law in just four months, making his state a national leader in progressive policymaking.
Some of those new laws require Minnesota to offer 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, to provide free breakfast and lunch for all public school students, to restore voting rights to tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people, to protect abortion rights and trans kids’ rights, and to move to 100% carbon-free energy by 2040.
