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Tim Walz

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Timothy James Walz(/wɔːlz/ⓘ;born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former educator, and retiredUnited States Armynon-commissioned officerwho has served since 2019 as the 41stgovernor of Minnesota.He was a member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom 2007 to 2019, and theranking memberof theHouse Veterans Affairs Committeefrom 2017 to 2019. Walz was theDemocraticnominee forvice presidentin the2024 U.S. presidential election.

Tim Walz
Walz stands with a blue suit and orange tie
Walz in 2024
41stGovernor of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
LieutenantPeggy Flanagan
Preceded byMark Dayton
Ranking Member of theHouse Veterans'
Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byMark Takano(acting)
Succeeded byPhil Roe
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromMinnesota's1stdistrict
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byGil Gutknecht
Succeeded byJim Hagedorn
Personal details
Born
Timothy James Walz

(1964-04-06)April 6, 1964(age 60)
West Point, Nebraska,U.S.
Political partyDemocratic(DFL)
Spouse
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(m.1994)​
Children2
Residence(s)Governor's Residence
Eastcliff Mansion[1]
Education
Signature
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1981–2005
RankCommand sergeant major
Unit1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars
Awards
Walz's voice
Walz speaks in opposition to theTax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Recorded November 15, 2017

Walz was born inWest Point, Nebraska.After high school, he joined theArmy National Guardand worked in a factory. He later graduated fromChadron State CollegeinNebraskaand then moved toMinnesotain 1996. Before running for Congress, he was a high schoolsocial studiesteacher andfootballcoach. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives forMinnesota's 1st congressional districtin2006,defeating six-term Republican incumbentGil Gutknecht.

Walz was reelected to the House five times before he waselected governor of Minnesota in 2018andreelected in 2022.During his second gubernatorial term, he pushed for and signed a wide range of legislation including tax modifications,free school meals,bolstering state infrastructure,universal gun background checks,codifyingabortion rights,andfree college tuitionfor low-income families.

On August 6, 2024, Vice PresidentKamala Harrisannounced Walz asher running matein the 2024 election.Their ticketwas defeated byDonald TrumpandJD VanceonNovember 5, 2024.

Early life and education

Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964,[2]inWest Point, Nebraska,at Memorial Hospital.[3]His mother, Darlene Rose Reiman, was ahomemaker[4][5]and grew up on a farm.[6]His father, James Frederick Walz, was a teacher and school superintendent who served in theU.S. Armyduring theKorean War,[7][8]and had worked in the family's butcher shop as a child.[9]Tim is of German, Swedish,Luxembourgish,and Irish descent;[10]in 1867 his great-great-grandfather Sebastian Walz emigrated to the United States fromKuppenheim,Germany.[11]One of his grandmothers wasSwedish American,[12]and one of his great-grandmothers wasIrish American.[13]He was raisedCatholic.[14]

Walz and his three siblings grew up inValentine, Nebraska,[15]a small rural town in the north-central part of the state, in an area of farms and ranchland near theSouth Dakotaborder.[16][17]In school, he played football and basketball and ran track.[16]After school, he went hunting with his friends.[5]While Walz was in high school, his father, who was the school superintendent and achain smoker,was diagnosed withlung cancer.[7][15]After his father's diagnosis, his family moved to the rural farming community ofButte, Nebraskato be closer to his mother's relatives.[18][7]During summers, Walz worked on the family farm.[14]He graduated from Butte High School in 1982 in a class of 25 students[19]and then went toChadron, Nebraskafor college.[20]

Walz's father died in January 1984,[21]leaving his mother and younger brother dependent onSocial Security survivor benefitsfor support.[22]He was devastated and drifted from Nebraska toTexas,[5]where he took courses at theUniversity of HoustoninEast Asian studiesand served in theTexas Army National Guard.[20][23]Then he went toJonesboro,in northeastArkansas,where he builttanning bedsin a factory and was an instructor in theArkansas Army National Guard.[5][23]

Walz returned to Nebraska in 1987 to continue his education atChadron State College;[23]he participated in student government there and was an honor student.[24][25]He graduated in 1989 with aBachelor of Sciencedegree insocial scienceeducation.[5][26]

Early career

Teaching

After graduating from Chadron State College, Walz accepted a one-year teaching position withWorldTeachatFoshan No.1 High SchoolinGuangdong,China.[27][28]He went to teach in August 1989, following theTiananmen Square protestsand subsequent government crackdown in June of that year.[29][30][31]Upon returning to the U.S., Walz became a teacher and coach inAlliance,a town of 10,000 in western Nebraska,[32]and in 1993 was named an Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the NebraskaJunior Chamber of Commerce.[33][34]

While working as a teacher, Walz met his wife,Gwen Whipple,a fellow teacher, and in 1994 the two married. Two years later, they moved toMankato, Minnesota,in Gwen's home state.[15]Walz worked as a geography teacher and football coach atMankato West High School.[5]The football team had lost 27 straight games when he joined the coaching staff as a defensive coordinator.[35]Three years later, in 1999, the team won its first state championship.[36][37]

In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of Mankato West High School's firstgay–straight alliance.[38][39][40]He felt it was important that as a married, heterosexual football coach and soldier, he could show how different worlds can coexist.[5][41]For nine years he and his wife ran Educational Travel Adventures,[42]which organized summer educational trips to China for high-school students.[43][44]Walz earned amaster of scienceinexperiential educationfromMinnesota State University, Mankato,in 2002,[45]writing his master's thesis onHolocaust education.[46]In March 2006, he took aleave of absencefrom teaching to run for Congress.[47]

Military service

Walz duringArmy Basic TrainingatFort Benning, Georgia,1981

With his father's encouragement, Walz enlisted in theArmy National Guardtwo days after he turned 17.[5][16]His father had served during theKorean Warand earned his education degree with theG.I. Bill;[16]he wanted his son to have the same opportunity.[16]

Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years after enlisting in 1981.[48]During his military career, he had postings inArkansas,Texas,near theArctic Circlein Norway;New Ulm, Minnesota,northwest of Mankato; Italy, and elsewhere.[48][49]He trained inheavy artillery.[48]During his service he worked in disaster response postings following floods and tornadoes and was deployed overseas.[48]In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year.[50][51]After Walz completed the 20 years of service needed to retire from the Guard, he reenlisted instead of retiring, later citing theSeptember 11, 2001 attacksas the reason for his reenlistment.[52][53]He was able to retire as of August 2002, according to the National Guard.[54]In August 2003, he deployed with the Minnesota National Guard toVicenza,Italy, for nine months, to serve with theEuropean Security Forceas part ofOperation Enduring Freedom.[53][55][56]He attained the rank ofcommand sergeant majornear the end of his service[57]and briefly was thesenior enlisted soldierof 1st Battalion,125th Field Artillery Regiment.[58]Walz's decorations include theArmy Commendation Medal,twoArmy Achievement Medals,twoNational Defense Service Medals,aGlobal War on Terrorism Service Medal,and anArmy Reserve Components Achievement Medalwith five oak leaf clusters.[59][60][61]

On February 10, 2005, Walz filed official documents to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.[62]In March, the National Guard announced a possible deployment of around 2,000 soldiers from across the Minnesota National Guard toIraqsometime in the next two years.[63][64]Walz said he would deploy if called upon.[65]The National Guard finished processing his retirement paperwork in May, and Walz retired from military service on May 16.[55][63]He later explained that he retired in order to focus on his campaign for Congress and did not want to violate theHatch Act,which forbids some political activities by federal government employees.[62][63]The Minnesota National Guard confirmed that Walz retired two months before his former unit was notified on July 14 of its potential deployment to Iraq. That unit received its mobilization order in August and deployed to Iraq in March 2006, ten months after Walz retired.[66][67][68]

During his political career, Republicans, notablyDonald Trump Jr.,Charlie Kirk,andJD Vance,have used the timing of Walz's military retirement as asmear campaignthat has been compared toswiftboating.[63][69][70]A National Guard colleague, Joe Eustice, recalled that at the time Walz retired, his unit's deployment was only a "rumor" and not yet confirmed, while his enlisted superior, Doug Julin, said that Walz bypassed his retirement approval, instead receiving retirement approval from two higher-ranked officers.[71][72][73]Though he was serving as a command sergeant major at the time of his retirement, Walz's final military rank for retirement benefit purposes ismaster sergeant,as he had not completed the required academic coursework to remain a command sergeant major before his retirement. The National Guard processed the adjustment of his rank in September 2005, but the effective date was made retroactive to the day before his military retirement in May 2005.[48][62]A public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard in 2018 said it was "legitimate for Walz to say he served as a command sergeant major".[74]A reference to Walz on his official campaign website as a "retired command sergeant major" was later updated to read he "once served at the command sergeant major rank".[75]

Walz did not deploy to an active combat zone during his service.[76]At a meeting about reducing gun violence in 2018, he argued for some kinds of reform, saying, "We can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at."[77][78]The use of the phrase "in war" on this one occasion was criticized by Vance.[61]The Harris campaign responded that Walz "misspoke".[77][78]

Political involvement

Walz became first active in politics in August 2004, when he volunteered forJohn Kerry'spresidential campaign.[46]He was inspired to volunteer in thepresidential electionafter he took a group of students to aGeorge W. Bushrally inMankato,[39][79]and was angered by the security team's questioning of his students' politics after they saw a Kerry sticker on a student's wallet.[80][81]He was appointed the Kerry campaign's coordinator for his county as well as a district coordinator of Vets for Kerry.[82]In January 2005, Walz completed the three-day campaigns and elections crash course at Camp Wellstone,[83]a program run byWellstone Action,the nonprofit organization Mark and David Wellstone created to carry on the work of their parents,Paul WellstoneandSheila Wellstone.[84][85]

U.S. House of Representatives (2007–2019)

Elections

See also:Electoral history of Tim Walz

On February 10, 2005, Walz filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's 1st congressional district.[86][63]The district consisted mostly ofRepublican-leaning independents.[87][88]He had no opponent for theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party(DFL) nomination in the 2006 primary election.[89]In thegeneral election,he facedRepublicanGil Gutknecht,a six-term incumbent.[90]During the campaign, Walz accused Gutknecht of extending tax cuts to "Wall Street" and sought to tie Gutknecht to PresidentGeorge W. Bush.[91][92]A centerpiece of Walz's campaign was opposition to theIraq War,as the war's popularity was declining that year.[88]Walz won the election with 53% of the vote.[90]After his victory,Politicosaid Gutknecht had been caught "off guard" and Walz had "resolved never to get caught like that himself.... He packaged himself as a moderate from Day One, built an office centered on constituent service and carved out a niche as a tireless advocate for veterans."[93]

Walz was reelected in2008with 62% of the vote, becoming only the second non-Republican to win a second full term in the district. He won a third term in2010with 49% of the vote in a three-way race against Republicanstate representativeRandy Demmerand independent former diplomat Steve Wilson.[94]He was reelected by comfortable margins in2012and2014.[95]In2016,Walz was narrowly reelected to a sixth term, defeating RepublicanJim Hagedorn,who later succeeded Walz as congressman, by 0.7% (or 2,548 votes), even as his district overwhelmingly voted forDonald Trumpin theconcurrent presidential election.[14]After that, and as his district trended more Republican, Walz did not seek a seventh term in2018,instead running for governor.[14]

Congressional tenure

Walz's110th Congressportrait, 2006

Swearing in at the beginning of the110th Congress,Walz became the highest-ranking retiredenlisted soldierever to serve in Congress,[96][97][98]as well as only the fourthDemocrat/DFLerto represent his district. The others wereThomas Wilson(1887–1889),William Harries(1891–1893), andTim Penny(1983–1995). Even as he represented a district that had usually voted Republican, pundits described Walz's policy positions as ranging from moderate toprogressive.[99]

In his first month in Congress, Walz was appointed to theCommittee on Veterans' Affairs,theAgriculture Committee,and theTransportation and Infrastructure Committee;SpeakerNancy Pelosiissued a special waiver exempting him from the order that barred most freshman members of Congress from serving on more than two committees.[100][101]That same year he was appointed to theArmed Services Committee.[102]In his first week as a legislator, Walz cosponsored a bill to raise theminimum wage,voted forstem cellresearch, voted to allowMedicareto negotiate pharmaceutical prices, and voiced support for pay-as-you-go budget rules, requiring that new spending or tax changes not add to the federal deficit.[103]

An opponent of the Iraq war, Walz opposed the Bush administration's plan to sendan additional 21,500 troops to Iraqin 2007.[104]But he voted in favor ofa bill in May of that yearthat provided nearly $95 billion in funding for the war through September 30. Walz explained that his vote was to ensure the safety of American troops while also saying he would continue to negotiate a process to pull troops from Iraq.[105]He reiterated his support for ending the war in October, and called on those who opposed the war to "have their voice be heard".[106]

Walz, withSpeakerPelosiand Rep.Patrick Murphy,speaking about a spending bill, 2007

During theeconomic crisis in 2008,Walz repeatedly spoke out against using taxpayer money to bail out financial institutions; in late September, he voted against the $700 billionTroubled Asset Relief Programbill, which purchased troubled assets from these institutions.[107]Walz released a statement after the bill's passage, saying: "The bill we voted on today passes the buck when it comes to recouping the losses taxpayers might suffer. I also regret that this bill does not do enough to help average homeowners, or provide sufficient oversight of Wall Street."[108][109]In December 2008, Walz voted against the bill that offered $14 billion in government loans to bail out the country's large automobile manufacturers.[110]In June 2009, he introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the federal government to "relinquish its temporary ownership interests in theGeneral Motors Companyand theChrysler Group,LLC, as soon as possible "and said that the government must not be involved in those companies' management decisions.[111]

Walz voted for theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[112]As a member of theHouse Transportation Committee,he saw the stimulus bill as an opportunity to work "with his congressional colleagues to make job creation through investment in public infrastructure like roads, bridges and clean energy the cornerstone of the economic recovery plan".[113]Walz has focused heavily on job and economic issues important to the southern Minnesota district he represented in Congress, which has a mix of larger employers such as theMayo Clinicand small businesses and agricultural interests. In July 2009, he voted for the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, which he called "part of our long-term economic blueprint to spur job creation by encouraging America's entrepreneurs to innovate toward breakthrough technological advancements".[114][115]Walz urged assistance for hog and dairy farmers who struggled with lower prices for their commodities in 2008 and 2009.[116]Voting for theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act,[117]Walz pointed to its strong provisions in support of public school buildings.[118]He is on record supporting legislation to lower tuition costs.[119]In a February 2009 speech, he said that the most important thing to do "to ensure a solid base for [America's] economic future... is to provide the best education possible for [American] children."[120]Walz has received strong backing for these policies from many interest groups, including theNational Education Association,theAmerican Association of University Women,and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.[121]

Walz's113th Congressportrait, 2013

In February 2008, Walz endorsed thecandidacyof Barack Obama in the2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[122]During theObama administration,he voted to advance theAffordable Care Actout of the House.[123][124]Walz was a significant supporter of theSTOCK Act,which bans congressionalinsider trading.Obama signed it into law in April 2012.[125]Walz also met with theDalai Lamaand served on a commission monitoring human-rights in China.[97]

Walz with members of theMinnesota National GuardatAnoka High School,2017

During the2013 federal government shutdown,Walz chose not to accept his congressional pay, instead donating it to hunger-relief organizations.[126]He accused the politicalTea Party movementof contributing to the shutdown, calling it "reckless" and "completely avoidable". "No one should be patting themselves on the back about doing the basic work of government", Walz said.[127]In 2016, he voted to condemnUN Security Council Resolution 2334,which called the building ofIsraeli settlementsin the occupiedPalestinian territoriesa violation of international law.[128]

Walz was ranked the 7th-most bipartisan House member during the114th Congress(and the most bipartisan member from Minnesota) in the Bipartisan Index created bythe Lugar Center[112]and theMcCourt School of Public Policy,which ranks members of Congress by measuring how often their bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and how often they co-sponsor bills by members of the opposite party.[129][130]In early 2015, he endorsedthe candidacyofHillary Clintonin the2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[131]

In 2017, Walz was floated as a possible candidate for the2018 special electionfor theU.S. Senateseat held byAl Franken,even though Walz had already announced his campaign for governor.[132]He declined to run and endorsed Lieutenant GovernorTina Smithafter she launched her campaign for the seat.[133]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Commissions

Governor of Minnesota (2019–present)

Elections

See also:Electoral history of Tim Walz

2018

See also:2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Walz campaigning inBemidji, Minnesota,2018

In March 2017, afterMark Dayton,the incumbent governor, chose not to seek another term, Walz announced he would run for governor.[140]His main opponent in the Democratic primary was originally state representativeErin Murphy,who wonthe state partyendorsement at the party's convention in June 2018.[141][142]Shortly thereafter, state attorney generalLori Swansonentered the race late in the campaign. Walz defeated Murphy and Swanson in the August primary election with a 41.60% plurality.[143][144]On November 6, 2018, he waselected governor,defeating theRepublicannominee,Hennepin CountycommissionerJeff Johnson,53.84% to 42.43%.[145]

2022

See also:2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Walz sought reelection in 2022.[146]He won the August 9 Democratic primary and faced Republican nomineeScott Jensenin theNovember general election.On November 8, 2022, Walz defeated Jensen, 52.3% to 44.6%.[147][148]

Tenure

Tim Walz's swearing-in as Minnesota's 41st governor with his family by his side, 2019

Walz was sworn in as governor of Minnesota on January 7, 2019, at theFitzgerald Theaterin Saint Paul. He took the oath of office alongside the incominglieutenant governor,Peggy Flanagan;Minnesota secretary of stateSteve Simon;Minnesota state auditorJulie Blaha;andMinnesota attorney generalKeith Ellison,allDemocrats.[149]Walz spoke about education and healthcare reform in his inauguration speech.[150]

Later in 2019, PresidentDonald Trumpappointed Walz to the bipartisanCouncil of Governors;in 2021 PresidentJoe Bidenappointed Walz as a co-chairman of the Council of Governors.[151]In 2023, Walz was named chair of theDemocratic Governors Association,a high-profile position that involves supporting other governors in tight races.[152]He stepped down after being selected asKamala Harris's running mate.Kansas governorLaura Kellysucceeded him as chair.[153]

Police reform and protest response

See also:George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

On May 26, 2020, the day after themurder of George Floyd,Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan demanded justice and called the video of Minneapolis police officerDerek Chauvinkneeling onGeorge Floyd's neck "disturbing".[154]Walz elaborated, "The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice".[154]

In response to riots in Minnesota, Walz partially activated the Minnesota National Guard on May 28, and fully activated it on May 30.[155]President Trump reacted to Walz's actions by saying that he was "very happy" and that he did "fully agree with the way [Walz] handled it... what [the Minnesota National Guard] did in Minneapolis was incredible". Trump called Walz an "excellent guy".[156][157]Trump also publicly claimed credit for deploying the Minnesota National Guard; Walz's office said Trump had no impact on Walz's deployments of the Guard.[155]

Several Republicans criticized Walz's initial response to the widespread protests following Floyd's murder.[158][159]He later responded to the murder by ordering the Minnesota legislature to reconvene for special sessions on legislation for police reform and accountability.[160]After police reform failed to pass the first special session in June,[161]a second special session was held in July.[162]On July 21, the legislature passed police reform legislation.[163]The compromise law includes a limited ban on police from usingchokeholds.[163]It bans "warrior training", which dehumanized people,[163]and includes training for peace officers for dealing with people with autism or in a mental health crisis and deescalation training for situations that could turn volatile.[163]It also created a special independent unit at theBureau of Criminal Apprehensionfor investigations of fatal police encounters and a community relations advisory council to consult with the Police Officers Standards and Training Board on policy changes.[163]Walz signed the legislation into law on July 23, 2020.[164]

Abortion

See also:Abortion in Minnesota

In January 2023, Walz signed the Protect Reproductive Options Act, which protects access to reproductive health care including abortion, contraception, and fertility treatments in Minnesota. Abortion is legal at all stages of pregnancy in Minnesota.[165]In April 2023, he signed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, which banned state agencies from "enforcing out-of-state subpoenas, arrest warrants, and extradition requests" for people who travel to Minnesota for legal abortion, limited the release of related health records,[166][167]and cut funding forcrisis pregnancy centers,[168]organizations established byanti-abortion groupsprimarily to persuade pregnant women not to have abortions[169][170]that often share inaccurate or misleading medical information.[171][172][173][168]

Environment

Walz speaking at awind farmwith aLiunaunion worker at a signing ceremony nearDexterfor permitting reform that will speed upclean energyprojects[174]

In early 2023, Walz signed a law requiring Minnesota to obtain all of its electricity from wind, solar, and other carbon-free sources by 2040, phasing out the climate-warming pollution generated by coal and gas-fired power plants, in addition to a variety of other measures to preserve and expandpeatlands,forests, pollinator habitats, electric vehicle charger networks, access to home weatherization,embedded emissionscuts in buildings,green banking,andgreen-collar workerapprenticeships.[175][176][177]"As I sign this legislation, communities from one end of our state to the other are looking at months of rebuilding after an extreme weather event exacerbated by climate change", Walz said in June, after catastrophic flooding devastated parts of the state. "This is a measure that will help protect our environment and get the clean energy projects that are going to help fight climate change in motion."[175]

Walz implemented California's stricter tailpipe emissions standards for cars,[178]and set a goal of 20% electric vehicles as a share of all cars in Minnesota by 2030.[179]Some environmentalists have criticized the state government for a lax approach toregulatory capturein the agricultural[180]and iron processing[181]sectors.

Infrastructure

Walz visitsDuluth Wastewater Plantwhich received funding for critical repairs as part of the infrastructure spending bill.[182]

In 2023, Walz signed a bipartisan $2.6 billion infrastructure spending package that funded numerous union construction jobs focused on repairing roads, bridges, and other essential infrastructure.[183][184]Other projects funded included a new fire hall inDilworth, Minnesota,a water treatment plant in Mankato, and $78 million for the state veterans' home inHastings, Minnesota.[184]Soon afterward, Walz signed into law HF2887, which provides $9 billion over the long term to transportation projects, including reforms to climate impact considerations and transit infrastructure permitting.[185][186][187]

In May 2024, Walz signed and implemented a bipartisan energy permitting reform bill.[188][189]Some environmentalists criticized him for fast-tracking the expansion of theLine 3 pipelineand overseeing a vigorous response to the indigenous-ledStop Line 3 protests,marked by allegations of police brutality.[190][191][192]

Education

Walz hugged by children after signing universal free school meals to law

After schools closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, Walz was cautious about reopening them, which aligned closely with the concerns of teachers, who were hesitant to return to in-person learning due to fear of contracting COVID-19.[193]According to Nat Malkus of theAmerican Enterprise Institute,Minnesota schools remained remote longer than the national average during the 2020–21 school year. Malkus ranked Minnesota 19th out of 50 states for the duration of remote learning, adjusted for student enrollment.[193]Between 2017 and 2022, Minnesota fourth-graders' test scores decreased from 10 points above the national average to 4 points above.[193]

In 2023, Walz and the state legislature approved increased spending on K-12 and early education. At the end of the 2023 legislative session, he signed a bill allocating $2.2 billion in additional funding for K-12 education, amounting to about $400 more per student annually than previous levels.[194]The bill also linked state education funding to inflation, addressing a long-standing request by school administrators.[194]With the package, Walz helped make permanent a funding program to supplement child care worker wages by $316 million.[195]He signed a bill that gave all studentsfree school mealsregardless of income.[193][196]

Also in 2023, Walz signed into law the Minnesota Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (the READ Act), with the goal to have "every Minnesota child reading at or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special education services in achieving their individualized reading goals."[197]

In August 2024, Walz had announced nearly $10 million to support Minnesota'sspecial educationworkforce with The Education Pipeline grants, awarded by theMinnesota Department of Education(MDE). The program will support and train special education teachers in over 35 districts, charter schools, and cooperatives.[198]Walz said:[199]

As a former classroom teacher for over 20 years, I understand the impact a dedicated teacher can have on their students' lives. By investing in our special education workforce, we can help ensure every student in Minnesota receives the support they need to thrive in their education.

Cannabis

Walz at the signing ceremony for House File 100 legalizing recreational cannabis. He was joined by Minnesota's 38th governor,Jesse Ventura.

Walz advocated for thelegalization of recreational cannabisas governor of Minnesota.[200][201][202]As a candidate for governor in 2017, he said: "We have an opportunity in Minnesota to replace the current failed policy with one that creates tax revenue, grows jobs, builds opportunities for Minnesotans, protects Minnesota kids, and trusts adults to make personal decisions based on their personal freedoms."[203]In 2022, he proposed the creation of a Cannabis Management Office to develop and implement the "regulatory framework for adult-use cannabis" in Minnesota.[204][205][206]On May 30, 2023, he signed into law House File 100 to legalize recreationalcannabis in Minnesota,which went into effect on August 1, 2023.[207][208]

Medical debt

In June 2024, Walz signed the Minnesota Debt Fairness Act.[209]Among other things, the act prevents health care providers from denying medically necessary treatment because of outstanding medical debt and prevents medical debt from affecting credit scores.[210]

Native Americans

In 2019, Walz issued Executive Order 19-24, which requires state agencies to create and implement tribal consultation policies to guide their interaction with tribal nations in Minnesota.[211]In November 2021, he signed the "Government to Government Relationship with Tribal Governments" bill, which codified the order into state law.[212]In 2022, Walz appointed attorney Tadd Johnson to theUniversity of MinnesotaBoard of Regents, the first Native American appointed to the board since it was established.[213]In August 2023, Walz signed an education bill that included education of Indigenous cultural heritage for all students.[214]In September, he signed the return of parts ofUpper Sioux Agency State Parkland to theUpper Sioux Community.[215]In December, Walz became the first Minnesota governor to visit all11 tribal nations in the state.[211]In 2024, he appointedMelanie Benjaminof theMille Lacs Band of Ojibweand Johnny Johnson of thePrairie Island Indian Communityto the nine-member Minnesota Racing Commission.[216]

2023 legislative session

Tim Walz visits Bemidji Steel in Minnesota, 2024.

The93rd Minnesota Legislature,in session from January 2023 to May 2024, was the first legislature to be fullyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party-controlled since the88th Minnesota Legislaturein 2013–2015. It passed several major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiringpaid leave,banningnoncompete agreements,cannabis legalization, and environmental issues, tax modifications, codifyingabortion rights,universalfree school meals,and universalgun background checks.[217]TheStar Tribunecalled the session "one of the most consequential" ever in Minnesota; Walz called it the "most productive session in Minnesota history".[217]While Walz signed almost all legislation passed by the legislature, he vetoed a bill intended to increase pay forridesharedrivers, his first veto as governor, saying that it did not strike the right balance.[218][219]

National politics

In February 2019, Walz endorsedthe candidacyofAmy Klobuchar,Minnesota's senior U.S. senator, in the2020 Democratic presidential primary.[220]In August 2020, he endorsed thecandidacy ofDemocratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.[221]In October 2023, Walz publicly supported Biden for reelection and dismissed U.S. RepresentativeDean Phillips's announcement of arunfor theDemocratic nomination for president,saying, "It's not going to be relevant, and we'll just move on."[222][223][224]In July 2024, Walz was among 20 Democratic governors who met with Biden at the White House after thefirst presidential debate.Walz said the debate was a"bad hit"for Biden's campaign.[225]

2024 vice presidential campaign

Main articles:Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaignand2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
Kamala Harrisand Tim Walz at a campaign rally inGlendale, Arizona

On July 22, 2024, Walz endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after incumbent presidentJoe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.[226]After a rapid selection process in which the Harris campaign also vetted Kentucky governorAndy Beshear,Secretary of TransportationPete Buttigieg,Arizona senatorMark Kelly,Illinois governorJ. B. Pritzker,and Pennsylvania governorJosh Shapiro[227](with Shapiro, Kelly and Walz the only three to be interviewed by Harris in person[228]), Harris announced on August 6 that she had chosen Walz as her running mate.[229][230][231]

TheDemocratic National Committeecertified Walz's candidacy the same day it was announced.[232]His selection was praised by an ideologically diverse group of politicians, including progressive Democratic representativeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez,centrist independent senatorJoe Manchin,and moderate Republican former governor of MarylandLarry Hogan.[233]Walz is credited with first publicly describingDonald Trumpand his running mateJD Vanceas "weird". The term became a popularmeme,especially with young people, and has been widely used by Democrats.[234][235][236][237]No more than a day after Walz was named Harris's running mate, his political opponents nicknamed him "Tampon Tim" for his 2023 signing of a Minnesota law that mandates thatmenstrual padsandtamponsbe provided free of charge in public schools "to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12". Walz's political supporters responded favorably to the nickname and the law,[238]and the editorial board of theMinnesota Star Tribunepublished a defense of the initiative.[239]

On August 21, 2024, the third day of the2024 Democratic National Convention(DNC), Walz officially accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president.[240]He has leaned into hisMidwesternvalues andrural Americanbackground as a contrast to his opponents.[241]As of October 2024, Walz had a +2.8 favorability rating.[242]Thevice-presidential debatewas held on October 1 at theCBS Broadcast Centerin New York City.[243]

The 2024 VP debate was considered a polite and policy-focused event in which Walz andJD Vanceagreed with each other on many issues.[244]According to a CBS viewer poll after the debate, Walz was only slightly behind Vance by a margin of 1 percent, on the question of who won the debate.[245]However, several political pundits declared Vance the winner, including columnists fromThe New York Times,[246]and theThe Wall Street Journal.[247]

Political positions

Walz has been described as holding both moderate and progressive policy stances.[248]

Abortion

Walz supports a legal right to abortion,[249]and has a 100% rating fromPlanned Parenthood.[250]TheNational Right to Life Committee,an anti-abortion organization, gave him a rating of zero.[250]In a March 2024 interview with CNN's Kaitlin Collins, he said, "my neighboring states have tried to criminalize women getting health care", and characterized their policies as "a health care crisis", adding that states need to "trust women to make their own health care decisions" and to "understand that abortion is health care". Also during the interview, he said, "I think old white men need to learn how to talk about this a little more. And I think the biggest thing is: listen to women."[251][252]

Education

As governor, Walz has announced funding for special needs workforce projects.[199]He signed into law the Minnesota Reading to Ensure Academic Development (READ) Act. The act requires school districts to use evidence-based practices to teach reading.[253][197]Politicowrote, "Walz set out a 'care economy'-driven agenda that prioritized everyday education concerns".[254]

Walz also signed legislation requiring public schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students, giving financial aid to public schools for households earning less than $80,000 a year, and increasing K-12 education spending by $2.2 billion.[254]

Guns

Walz signing a bill to increase penalties for individuals who facilitate gunstraw purchases,2024[255]

Walz is a gun owner and supports increased regulations on firearms.[256]While in Congress, Walz was a strong supporter ofgun rightsand was endorsed by theNRA Political Victory Fund(NRA-PVF) multiple times, receiving an A grade from the organization.[257][258]Following theParkland high school shootingin 2018, he denounced the NRA in aStar Tribuneopinion piece, and announced that he would donate the equivalent of all of the campaign contributions the NRA-PVF had given him—$18,000—to theIntrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.[259]As governor, Walz expressed support for gun regulation.[260]In 2023, he signed into law a public safety bill that establishesuniversal background checksandred-flag lawsin Minnesota.[261]

Israel–Hamas war

Walz condemned Hamas'sOctober 7 attacksin Israel.[262]He ordered flags to be lowered to half staff in the following days.[263]After the2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary,in which 19% of voters cast "uncommitted"ballots, Walz took a sympathetic view toward those doing so to protest President Biden's handling of thewar in Gaza,calling them "civically engaged".[264]

Of theprotests against U.S. funding of the war in Gaza,Walz said:

This issue is a humanitarian crisis. They have every right to be heard... These folks are asking for a change in course, they're asking for more pressure to be put on... You can hold competing things: that Israel has the right to defend itself, and the atrocities of October 7 are unacceptable, but Palestinian civilians being caught in this... has got to end.

He supports a ceasefire in Gaza.[265]

Labor and workers' rights

Walz talking with workers at the Massman Automation manufacturing plant, 2024

In 2023, Walz signed a law banningcaptive audience meetingsandnon-compete clauses.[266][267]The law also mandates paidsick leavefor employees and increases safety inspections and ergonomics requirements to reduce the risk ofrepetitive strain injuriesfor warehouse, meatpacking, and healthcare facility workers.[266][267]It also grants workers some of the strongest protections againstwage theft.[266][267]In October 2023, Walz joined the strikingUnited Auto Workers'picket line.[268]He is a former member of two teachers' unions, theNational Education Associationand theAmerican Federation of Teachers.[269]Addressing theAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employeesin August 2024, Walz said, "It's not just a saying, it's a fact: when unions are strong, America is strong."[270]

LGBTQ rights

Walz supportsLGBTQ rights,including federal anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sexual orientation.[249]In a 2009 speech, he called for an end to the "Don't ask, don't tell"policy.[271]Walz voted in favor of theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act[272]and the Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act. In 2007, he received a 90% grade from theHuman Rights Campaign,the nation's largestLGBTQ rights organization.[250]In 2011, Walz announced his support for theRespect for Marriage Act.[273][274]As governor, Walz has signed a number of bills that support the LGBTQ community. In 2023, he signed bills thatbannedthe practice ofconversion therapyand protectedgender-affirming carein Minnesota.[275]

Veterans' issues

Walz greeting PresidentJoe Biden,2023

Having served 24 years in the Army National Guard, as a freshman in Congress Walz was given a rare third committee membership when he was assigned to theHouse Committee on Veterans' Affairs.[276]

Walz was the lead House sponsor of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act,[277]which directs theVeterans Administrationto report on veteran mental health care and suicide prevention programs. It also gives the VA permission to provide incentives to psychiatrists who agree to join the VA medical system.[278]

Personal life

Left to right: Gwen, Tim, Gus, and Hope Walz in 2019
Walzpheasant huntingin 2008

Walz andGwen Whipplemet while working as teachers in Nebraska.[279]Their first date was at a movie theater and aHardee's.[280]They married on June 4, 1994.[27]Tim, who was raisedCatholic,became aLutheranafter marrying Gwen.[14][281]He has called himself a "Minnesota Lutheran"[282]and identified Pilgrim Lutheran Church inSt. Paul, Minnesota,a congregation in theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America,as his family's parish.[283][284]

Walz's younger brother, Craig, was a high school science teacher inSt. Charles, Minnesota.Walz's older brother, Jeff, was a former assistant principal at a middle school inCitrus County, Florida.Walz's older sister, Sandy Dietrich, is a former teacher from Alliance.

Walz was arrested in 1995 on adriving under the influencecharge inDawes County, Nebraska.[285]He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving, and his driver's license was suspended for 90 days. He stopped drinking alcohol after the incident.[5][286]

The Walzes underwent fertility treatment atMayo Clinicfor seven years before their children were born.[287][288]Their daughter, Hope, was born in 2001 and their son, Gus, in 2006.[289]Walz and his wife named Hope after their emotion about their pregnancy.[279]

Hope graduated fromMankato West High Schoolin 2018 andMontana State Universityin 2023.[280]She works as a ski instructor atBig Sky Resortand at a homeless shelter inBozeman, Montana.[290]Hope has appeared in social media campaign ads for Walz. HistorianKate Andersen Browerconsiders this role unique for a vice-presidential campaign.[291]

Gus attendsSaint Paul Central High School.[290]As a teenager he was diagnosed withnon-verbal learning disorder,ADHD,and ananxiety disorder.[292]Hope and Gus appeared onstage at the 2024 DNC, where their tearful cheering from the audience went viral.[290]That videos of Gus became popular for representing neurodivergence was termed the "Gus Walz effect".[293][294]

The family lived inMankato, Minnesota,for nearly 20 years before moving toSaint Paulupon Walz's election as governor.[295]Walz and his wife sold their home when they moved into thegovernor's residencein 2019. According to financial disclosures made while he was inCongress,which a spokesperson for his 2024 campaign confirmed, they have owned no stocks or securities. Their pensions are their only noteworthy asset.[296]As of 2024, Walz has a modest financial profile. He owns no businesses and lists no income besides his salary as governor and his wife's teaching salary. The Walzes reported income of $166,000 on their 2022 tax returns. This places Walz among the least wealthy people ever to run for vice president.[297]

The family has aLabrador retrievernamed Scout. They got the dog after the 2018 gubernatorial election; Walz had promised he would get Gus a dog if he won. Scout was a rescue from a Minnesota nonprofit, Midwest Animal Rescue and Services.[298]Walz's cat, Afton, went missing in August 2023. He adopted another cat, Honey, in December 2023.[299]

He is a distant cousin of Nebraska state senatorLynne Walz.[300]

Awards and decorations

Agriculture

In 2017, Walz was one of 33 U.S. senators and representatives to receive the Golden Triangle Award from theNational Farmers Unionfor "demonstrated leadership and support at the federal policymaking level for family farmers, ranchers and their rural communities".[301]

Military

Walz's military awards and decorations include:[60]

Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal

Oneoak leaf cluster

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

Five oak leaf clusters

National Defense Service Medal

Oneservice star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal

with silverhourglass device

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

withM device

NCO Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon

Three oak leaf clusters

Minnesota Good Conduct Medal

with silver star

Minnesota State Active Duty Ribbon

One oak leaf cluster

Minnesota State Service Ribbon

One oak leaf cluster

See also

Notes

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