Tim Walz
Governor
Personal details
Name
Tim Walz
Date Of Birth
06-Apr-1964
Place Of Birth
West Point, Nebraska
Age
60 Years
Gender
Male
Party
Democratic Party
Education
Social Science Graduate
Martial status
Married
Spouse
Gwen Whipple Walz
Children
Hope Walz, Gus Walz
Address
75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155
Father
James Frederick Walz
Mother
Darlene Rose Reiman
Profile
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate or Vice Presidential nominee. Born in Nebraska, the 60-year-old Minnesota Governor is a US Army National Guard veteran and has also been a teacher.
A former member of Congress who was elected from a Republican-leaning district, polls have shown that Tim Walz appeals to rural, white voters. He is also known for advancing progressive policies as the Minnesota governor, including paid worker leave and free meals in schools.
Mr Walz taught in China's Guangdong province around the time of the 1989 unrest in Tiananmen square. He has taught geography, coached a school's football team in Minnesota and, in 1999, was also reportedly the faculty adviser for the school's first gay-straight alliance chapter.
Kamala Harris' vice-presidential pick enlisted in the US Army National Guard at the age of 17 and served for 24 years. He first ran for office in 2006 and won the gubernatorial elections in 2018 and 2022. He is now the chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
The Minnesota Governor is also credited with calling the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance "weird". This was picked up by other Democrats and eventually by Ms Harris as well. The label has been used frequently and Mr Trump and the Republicans have not been able to come up with a hard-hitting response.
