Tim Walz | |
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 Walz in 2024 | |
| 41st Governor of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Peggy Flanagan |
| Preceded by | Mark Dayton |
| Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Takano (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Phil Roe |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gil Gutknecht |
| Succeeded by | Jim Hagedorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy James Walz April 6, 1964 West Point, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Governor's Residence Eastcliff Mansion[1] |
| Education | |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1981–2005 |
| Rank | Command sergeant major |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
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Timothy James Walz (/wɔːlz/ ; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former educator, and retired United States Army non-commissioned officer who has served since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019, and the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2019. Walz was the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska. After high school, he joined the Army National Guard and worked in a factory. He later graduated from Chadron State College in Nebraska and then moved to Minnesota in 1996. Before running for Congress, he was a high school social studies teacher and football coach. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht.
Walz was reelected to the House five times before he was elected governor of Minnesota in 2018 and reelected 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, codifying abortion rights, and free college tuition for low-income families.
On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate in the 2024 election. Their ticket was defeated by Donald Trump and JD Vance on November 5, 2024.
- ^ Steil, Alex (July 23, 2023). "Walz, family move into Eastcliff". Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.