Tim Walz Explained

Tim Walz
Order:41st
Office:Governor of Minnesota
Lieutenant:Peggy Flanagan
Term Start:January 7, 2019
Predecessor:Mark Dayton
Office1:Ranking Member of the House Veterans'
Affairs Committee
Term Start1:January 3, 2017
Term End1:January 3, 2019
Predecessor1:Mark Takano (acting)
Successor1:Phil Roe
State2:Minnesota
Term Start2:January 3, 2007
Term End2:January 3, 2019
Predecessor2:Gil Gutknecht
Successor2:Jim Hagedorn
Birth Name:Timothy James Walz
Birth Date:6 April 1964
Birth Place:West Point, Nebraska, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Children:2
Residence:Governor's Residence
Eastcliff Mansion[1]
Signature:TimWalzSignature.svg
Branch:
Battles:
Unit:1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment
Serviceyears:1981–2005
Rank:
Command Sergeant Major

Timothy James Walz (; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former schoolteacher, and retired U.S. Army non-commissioned officer who has served as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. He is the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019, and was the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2019.

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 before moving 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 in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht.

Walz was reelected to the House five times before being 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 U.S. presidential election.

Early life and education

Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964,[2] in West Point, Nebraska at Memorial hospital.[3] His mother Darlene Rose Reiman was a homemaker[4] [5] and was raised on a farm.[6] His father James Frederick Walz was a teacher, school superintendent, and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War;[7] [8] and as a child, helped with the family butcher store.[9] Walz is of German, Swedish, Luxembourgish, and Irish descent;[10] in 1867 his great-great-grandfather Sebastian Walz emigrated from Kuppenheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden, now in Germany, to the United States,[11] one of his grandmothers was Swedish American,[12] and one of his great-grandmothers was Irish American.[13] He was raised Catholic.[14]

Walz and his three siblings grew up in Valentine, Nebraska,[15] a rural community in the northwestern part of state, in an area of farms and ranchland.[16] [17] In school he played football and basketball and ran track. After school he would go hunting with his friends. While Walz was in high school, his father who was a chain-smoker was diagnosed with lung cancer.[18] After his father's diagnosis, his family moved to the rural village of Butte, Nebraska, to be closer to his mother's relatives.[19] During the summers he worked on the farm. Walz graduated from Butte High School in 1982 with a class of 25 students.[20]

Walz's father died in January 1984, which left his mother and younger brother dependent on social security survivor benefits for support.[21] He moved to Texas and took courses at the University of Houston in East Asian studies while being enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard.[22] Afterward he went to Arkansas, where he built tanning beds in a factory and was an instructor in the Arkansas Army National Guard. In 1987, Walz returned to Nebraska and continued his education at Chadron State College, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in social science education in 1989.[23]

Early career

Teaching

After graduating from Chadron State College in 1989, Walz accepted a one-year teaching position with WorldTeach in Foshan No.1 High School in Guangdong, China.[24] He described the Tiananmen Square massacre that happened right before he arrived as an important moment in his life.[25] He has said that the problem with China is not the people but the government, and that with the right leadership the Chinese people could accomplish anything.[26] After returning, he took a job teaching and coaching in Alliance, a town of ten thousand in western Nebraska, and in 1993 was named Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce.[27]

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 to Mankato, Minnesota, Gwen's home state, where Walz worked as a geography teacher and football coach at Mankato West High School. The football team had lost 27 straight games when he joined the coaching staff as a defensive coordinator.[28] Three years later, in 1999, the team won its first state championship.[29] [30]

In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of Mankato West High School's first gay–straight alliance.[31] It was important for him that the faculty advisor was the football coach, was the soldier, and was straight and married in order to show that different worlds can coexist. He and his wife also ran for nine years Educational Travel Adventures, which organized summer educational trips to China for high-school students.[32] [33] Walz earned a master of science in educational leadership from Minnesota State University, Mankato, in 2001, writing his master's thesis on Holocaust education.[23] [34] In March 2006, he took a leave of absence from teaching to focus on his congressional campaign.[35]

Military service

With his father's encouragement, Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard the day after he turned 17. His father had served in the Korean War and paid for his education degree with the G.I. Bill, and he wanted his son to have the same opportunity.

Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years after enlisting in 1981.[36] During his military career, he had postings in Arkansas, Texas, the Arctic Circle, New Ulm, Minnesota, Italy, and elsewhere. He trained in heavy artillery. During his service, he worked in disaster response postings following floods and tornadoes and was deployed overseas. In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year.[37] [38]

In 2001, Walz completed the 20 years of service needed for retirement from the Guard, but he reenlisted after the September 11, 2001 attacks.[39] In August 2003, Walz deployed with the Minnesota National Guard to Vicenza, Italy, for nine months to serve with the European Security Force as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[40] [41] Walz attained the rank of command sergeant major near the end of his service[42] and briefly was the senior enlisted soldier of 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment.[43] His decorations included the Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, and an Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with five oakleaf clusters.[44] [45] [46]

In February 2005, Walz submitted official documents to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.[47] In March, the National Guard announced a possible deployment to Iraq within the next two years for Walz's battalion. Walz said he would deploy if called upon.[48] He retired from military service in May 2005, and Fox News reported that the Minnesota National Guard told them Walz had submitted his retirement papers five to seven months before he retired.[49] He later explained that he wanted to focus on his campaign for Congress and did not want to violate the Hatch Act, which forbids some political activities by federal government employees.[47] [50]

During his political career, Republicans, notably Donald Trump Jr., Charlie Kirk, and JD Vance, have used the timing of his military retirement as a smear campaign that has been compared to swiftboating.[51] [52] 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.[53] [54] [55] The Minnesota National Guard confirmed that Walz retired two months before his unit was officially notified in July 2005 of its future deployment to Iraq; it deployed in March 2006.[56] [57] [58]

Walz was trained on, carried, and used weapons of war when the U.S. was at war, but did not deploy to an active combat zone during his service.[59] 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."[60] Responding to the phrase "carried in war", Vance noted that Walz had not served in combat and accused him of "stolen valor". The Harris campaign responded that Walz "misspoke".

Though he was a command sergeant major at the time of his retirement, Walz's final military rank for retirement benefit purposes is master sergeant, as he had not completed the required academic coursework to remain a command sergeant major by his final day of service. The downgrade of one rank was effective from the day before his military retirement.[47] 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", while Walz's former battalion commander, John Kolb, described his usage of the title as "frocking".[61] 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".[62]

Political involvement

Walz became first active in politics in August 2004, when he volunteered for John Kerry's presidential campaign. He was inspired to volunteer in the presidential election after he took a group of students to a George W. Bush rally in Mankato, and was angered by the security team's questioning of his students' politics after they saw a Kerry sticker on a student's wallet.[63] He was appointed the Kerry campaign's coordinator for his county as well as a district coordinator of Vets for Kerry.[64] In January 2005, Walz completed the three-day campaigns and elections crash course at Camp Wellstone,[65] a program run by Wellstone Action, the nonprofit organization Mark and David Wellstone created to carry on the work of their parents, Paul Wellstone and Sheila Wellstone.[66] [67]

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

Elections

On February 10, 2005, Walz filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st congressional district.[68] The district consisted mostly of Republican-leaning independents.[69] [70] He had no opponent for the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nomination in the 2006 primary election.[71] In the general election, he faced six-term incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht.[72] During the campaign, Walz accused Gutknecht of extending tax cuts to "Wall Street" and sought to tie Gutknecht to President George W. Bush.[73] [74] A centerpiece of Walz's campaign was opposition to the Iraq War, as the war's popularity was declining that year.[70] Walz won the election with 53% of the vote. After his victory, Politico described Gutknecht as having been caught "off guard" and Walz as having "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."[75]

Walz was reelected in 2008 with 62% of the vote, becoming only the second non-Republican to win a second full term in the district. He won a third term in 2010 with 49% of the vote in a three-way race against Republican state representative Randy Demmer and independent former diplomat Steve Wilson.[76] He was reelected by comfortable margins in 2012 and 2014.[77] In 2016, Walz was narrowly reelected to a sixth term, defeating Republican Jim Hagedorn, who later succeeded Walz as congressman, by 0.7% (or 2,548 votes), even as his district overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election.[14] After that, and as his district trended more Republican, Walz did not seek a seventh term in 2018, instead running for governor.[14]

Congressional tenure

Upon his swearing in at the beginning of the 110th Congress, Walz became the highest-ranking retired enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress,[78] [79] as well as only the fourth Democrat/DFLer to represent his district. The others were Thomas Wilson (1887–1889), William Harries (1891–1893), and Tim Penny (1983–1995). Even as he represented a district that had usually voted Republican, pundits described Walz's policy positions as ranging from moderate to progressive.[80]

In his first month in Congress, Walz was appointed to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Agriculture Committee, and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a special waiver exempting him from the order that barred most freshman members of Congress from serving on more than two committees.[81] [82] That same year he was appointed to the Armed Services Committee.[83] In his first week as a legislator, Walz cosponsored a bill to raise the minimum wage, voted for stem cell research, voted to allow Medicare to 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.[84]

An opponent of the Iraq war, Walz opposed the Bush administration's plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq in 2007.[85] But he voted in favor of a bill in May of that year that 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.[86] He reiterated his support for ending the war in October, and called on those who opposed the war to "have their voice be heard".[87]

During the economic crisis in 2008, Walz repeatedly spoke out against using taxpayer money to bail out financial institutions; in late September, he voted against the $700 billion TARP bill, which purchased troubled assets from these institutions.[88] 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."[89] [90] In December 2008, Walz voted against the bill that offered $14 billion in government loans to bail out the country's large automobile manufacturers.[91] In June 2009, he introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the federal government to "relinquish its temporary ownership interests in the General Motors Company and the Chrysler Group, LLC, as soon as possible" and said that the government must not be involved in those companies' management decisions.[92]

Despite his votes against bailout bills that loaned federal funds to private enterprises, Walz did vote with his Democratic colleagues to support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As a member of the House 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".[93] 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 the Mayo Clinic and 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".[94] [95] Walz also urged assistance for hog and dairy farmers who struggled with lower prices for their commodities in 2008 and 2009.[96]

Walz opposes using merit pay for teachers.[97] Voting in favor of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,[98] Walz pointed to its strong provisions in support of public school buildings.[99] He is on record supporting legislation to lower tuition costs.[100] 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."[101] Walz has received strong backing for these policies from many interest groups, including the National Education Association, the American Association of University Women, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.[102]

During the Obama administration, Walz voted to advance the Affordable Care Act out of the House.[103] [104] He also met with the Dalai Lama and served on a commission monitoring human-rights in China.[105]

Walz was a significant supporter of the STOCK Act to ban congressional insider trading. It was signed into law by President Obama in April 2012.[106]

During the 2013 federal government shutdown, Walz chose not to accept his congressional pay, instead donating it to hunger-relief organizations.[107] He accused the political Tea Party movement of 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.[108]

In 2016, he voted to condemn UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which called the building of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories a violation of international law.[109]

Walz was ranked the 7th-most bipartisan House member during the 114th Congress (and the most bipartisan member from Minnesota) in the Bipartisan Index created by the Lugar Center and the McCourt 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.[110] [111]

In February 2008, Walz endorsed the candidacy of Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries[112] In early 2015, he endorsed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[113]

In 2017, Walz was floated as a possible candidate for the 2018 special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Al Franken, even though Walz had already announced his campaign for governor.[114] He declined to run and endorsed Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith after she launched her campaign for the seat.[115]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Commissions

Governor of Minnesota (2019–present)

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election. In March 2017, after Mark Dayton, the incumbent governor, chose not to seek another term, Walz announced he would run for governor.[122] His main opponent in the Democratic primary was originally State Representative Erin Murphy, who won the state party endorsement at the party's convention in June 2018.[123] [124] Shortly thereafter, state Attorney General Lori Swanson entered the race late in the campaign. Walz defeated Murphy and Swanson in the August primary election, garnering a 41.60% plurality.[125] [126] On November 6, 2018, he was elected governor, defeating the Republican nominee, Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson, 53.84% to 42.43%.[127]

2022

See also: 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election. Walz sought reelection in 2022.[128] He won the August 9 Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee Scott Jensen in the November general election. On November 8, 2022, Walz defeated Jensen, 52.3% to 44.6%.[129] [130]

Tenure

Walz was sworn in as governor of Minnesota on January 7, 2019, at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul. Walz took the oath of office alongside incoming lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota secretary of state Steve Simon, Minnesota state auditor Julie Blaha, and Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, all Democrats.[131] Walz spoke about education and healthcare reform in his inauguration speech.[132]

Later in 2019, President Donald Trump selected Walz for a spot on the Council of Governors; in 2021 President Joe Biden appointed Walz as a co-chairman of the Council of Governors.[133] In 2023, Walz was named chair of the Democratic Governors Association, a high-profile position that involves supporting other governors in tight races.[134] He stepped down after being selected as Kamala Harris's running mate. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly succeeded him as chair.[135]

Police reform and protest response

See also: George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

On May 26, 2020, the day after the murder of George Floyd, Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan demanded justice and called the video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck "disturbing".[136] Walz elaborated, "The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice".[136]

In response to riots in Minnesota, Walz partially activated the Minnesota National Guard on May 28, and fully activated it on May 30.[137] 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".[138] [139] 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 Minnesota National Guard.[137]

Several Republicans criticized Walz's initial response to the widespread protests following Floyd's murder.[140] [141] He later responded to the murder by ordering the Minnesota legislature to reconvene for special sessions on legislation for police reform and accountability.[142] After police reform failed to pass the first special session in June,[143] a second special session was held in July.[144] On July 21, the legislature passed significant police reform legislation.

The new compromise law included a limited ban on police from using chokeholds so long as the officers are not at greater risk.[145] It banned the old warrior training program, which was regarded as dehumanizing people and encouraging aggressive conduct. It required training peace officers to deal with people with autism or in a mental health crisis and deescalation training for situations that could turn volatile. It also created a special independent unit at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for investigations of fatal police encounters and a community relations advisory council to consult with the Police Officers Standards and Training Board on policy changes. Walz signed the legislation into law on July 23, 2020.[146]

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.[147] In April 2023, he signed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, which bans state agencies from "enforcing out-of-state subpoenas, arrest warrants, and extradition requests" for people who travel to Minnesota for legal abortion, and limits the release of related health records[148] [149] and also cut funding for crisis pregnancy centers, which provide counseling and supplies to pregnant individuals, often attempting to discourage them from seeking abortions. Some have been reported to share inaccurate or misleading information.[150]

Environment

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.[151] [152] "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."

Infrastructure

In 2023, Walz signed a $2.6 billion infrastructure spending package that funded numerous union construction jobs focused on repairing roads, bridges, and other essential infrastructure.[153] [154] Other projects funded included a new fire hall in Dilworth, Minnesota, a water treatment plant in Mankato, and $78 million for the state veterans' home in Hastings, Minnesota.

Education

Walz adopted a cautious stance on reopening schools, which aligned closely with the concerns of teachers who were hesitant to return to in-person learning due to fear of contracting COVID-19. According to Nat Malkus of the American 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.[155] Between 2017 and 2022, Minnesota fourth-graders' test scores decreased from 10 points above the national average to 4 points above.

In 2023, Walz and the DFL-controlled 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.[156] The bill also linked state education funding to inflation, addressing a long-standing request from school administrators.

Walz also provided free school meals to all students regardless of income.[157]

Cannabis

Walz advocated for the legalization of recreational cannabis as governor of Minnesota.[158] [159] [160] 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."[161] In 2022, he proposed the creation of a Cannabis Management Office to develop and implement the "regulatory framework for adult-use cannabis" in Minnesota.[162] [163] [164] On May 30, 2023, he signed into law House File 100 to legalize recreational cannabis in Minnesota, which went into effect on August 1, 2023.[165] [166]

Medical debt

In June 2024, Walz signed the Minnesota Debt Fairness Act.[167] 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.[168]

2023 legislative session

The 93rd Minnesota Legislature, in session from January to May 2023, was the first legislature to be fully Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party-controlled since the 88th Minnesota Legislature in 2013–2015. It passed several major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiring paid leave, banning noncompete agreements, cannabis legalization, and environmental issues, tax modifications, codifying abortion rights, universal free school meals, and universal gun background checks.[169] The Star Tribune called the session "one of the most consequential" ever in Minnesota; Walz called it the "most productive session in Minnesota history". While Walz signed almost all legislation passed by the legislature, he vetoed a bill intended to increase pay for rideshare drivers, his first veto as governor, saying that it did not strike the right balance.[170] [171]

National politics

In February 2019, Walz endorsed the the candidacy of Amy Klobuchar (the senior United States senator from Minnesota) upon her announcement of her candidacy in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.[172] In August 2020, he endorsed the general election candidacy of Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.[173]

2024 vice-presidential campaign

See main article: Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign and 2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection.

On July 22, 2024, Walz endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.[174] After a rapid selection process in which the Harris campaign also vetted Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro[175] (with Shapiro, Kelly and Walz the only three to be interviewed by Harris in person[176]), Harris announced on August 6 that she had chosen Walz as her running mate.[177] [178] [179]

The Democratic National Committee certified Walz's candidacy the same day it was announced.[180] His selection was praised by an ideologically diverse group of politicians, including progressive Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, centrist independent senator Joe Manchin, and moderate Republican former governor of Maryland Larry Hogan.[181]

Walz is credited with first publicly describing Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance as "weird". The term subsequently became a popular meme, especially with young people, and has been widely used by Democrats.[182] [183] [184] [185] 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 that menstrual pads and tampons be 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,[186] and the editorial board of the Minnesota Star Tribune published a defense of the initiative.[187]

Political positions

Walz has been described as holding both moderate and progressive policy stances.[188] Walz received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood in 2012, from the American Civil Liberties Union in 2011, from the American Immigration Lawyers Association in 2009–2010, from the AFL-CIO in 2010, from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2009–2010, and from the National Organization for Women in 2007. He received single-digit ratings from Americans for Tax Reform. The United States Chamber of Commerce gave him a 25% rating in 2010.[189]

Abortion

Walz supports a legal right to abortion, and has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood. The National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion organization, gave him a rating of zero. 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."[190] [191]

Guns

Walz is a gun owner, and supports increased regulations on firearms.[192] While in Congress, Walz was a strong supporter of gun rights and was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) multiple times, receiving an A grade from the organization.[193] [194] Following the Parkland high school shooting in 2018, he denounced the NRA in a Star Tribune opinion piece, and announced that he would donate the equivalent of all of the campaign contributions the NRA-PVF had given him—$18,000—to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.[195] As governor, Walz expressed support for gun regulation.[196] In 2023, he signed into law a public safety bill that establishes universal background checks and red-flag laws in Minnesota.[197]

Israel–Hamas war

Walz condemned Hamas's October 7 attacks in Israel.[198] He ordered flags to be lowered to half staff in the following days.[199] After the 2024 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 the war in Gaza, calling them "civically engaged".[200]

Of the protests 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." Walz also said he supports a ceasefire in Gaza.[201]

Labor and workers' rights

In 2023, Walz signed a law banning captive audience meetings and non-compete clauses.[202] [203] The law also mandates paid sick leave for employees and increases safety inspections and ergonomics requirements to reduce the risk of repetitive strain injuries for warehouse, meatpacking, and healthcare facility workers.[202] It also grants workers some of the strongest protections against wage theft.[202] In October 2023, Walz joined the striking United Auto Workers' picket line.[204] He is a former member of two teachers' unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.[205] Addressing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in August 2024, Walz said, "It's not just a saying, it's a fact: when unions are strong, America is strong."[206]

LGBT rights

Walz supports LGBTQ rights, including federal anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sexual orientation. In a 2009 speech, he called for an end to the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Walz voted in favor of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act. In 2007, he received a 90% grade from the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT rights organization. In 2011, Walz announced his support for the Respect for Marriage Act.[207] As governor, Walz has signed a number of bills that support the LGBTQ community. In 2023, he signed bills that banned the practice of conversion therapy and protected gender-affirming care in Minnesota.[208]

Veterans' issues

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 the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.[209]

Walz was the lead House sponsor of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act,[210] which directs the Veterans Administration to 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.[211]

Personal life

Walz and his wife, Gwen (born 1966), married on June 4, 1994.[212] Raised Catholic, he left the Church when he married his wife and is now a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[213] [214] Walz has described himself as a "Minnesota Lutheran" and referred to Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, as his family's parish.[215] [216] [217] The Walzes underwent fertility treatment at Mayo Clinic for seven years before their children, Hope and Gus, were born in 2001 and 2006 respectively.[218] [219] They lived in Mankato, Minnesota for nearly 20 years before moving to Saint Paul with their two children upon Walz's election as governor.[220]

On September 23, 1995, Walz was arrested on a driving under the influence charge in Dawes County, Nebraska.[221] 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.[222] [223]

Walz's brother, Craig, died in 2016 after being struck by a falling tree during a storm while on a camping trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Craig's son, who was also hit by the tree, survived but suffered severe injuries.[224]

Walz and his wife sold their home when they moved into the governor's residence in 2019. According to financial disclosures made while he was in Congress, which a spokesperson for his 2024 campaign confirmed, they have owned no stocks or securities. Their pensions are their only noteworthy asset.[225] 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 candidates ever to run for vice president.[226]

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  34. Web site: Lapin . Andrew . 2024-08-07 . Tim Walz wrote a master's thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school's approach drew criticism . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808135904/https://www.jta.org/2024/08/06/politics/tim-walz-wrote-a-masters-thesis-on-holocaust-education-just-as-his-own-schools-approach-drew-criticism . live .
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  185. News: 'These are weird people on the other side,' Walz said in one MSNBC appearance. 'My God, they went after cat people — good luck with that. Turn on the internet and see what cat people do when you go after 'em. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad,' he said in another . Kamala Harris chooses Tim Walz as running mate in US presidential election . . Steff . Chávez . James . Fontanella-Khan . 6 August 2024 . August 7, 2024 . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807025144/https://www.ft.com/content/a87b5e6d-89ab-44be-839b-f373e62fa8e9 . live .
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  188. Web site: Beauchamp . Zack . 2024-08-06 . The left loves Tim Walz. Can he unite the Democrats? . 2024-08-07 . Vox . en-US . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807044335/https://www.vox.com/politics/365416/tim-walz-kamala-harris-vp-vice-president-democrats-left . live .
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  190. Web site: Campuzano . Eder . 2024-03-15 . Gov. Tim Walz says 'old white men need to learn' how to talk about abortion, reproductive health . 2024-08-08 . . en . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808125543/https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-cnn-abortion-minnesota/600351460 . live .
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  192. News: Londoño . Ernesto . 2024-08-01 . Once Backed by the N.R.A., Tim Walz Now Champions Tighter Gun Controls . 2024-08-17 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  193. Web site: Walz picks up NRA endorsement over Quist. Brett . Neely . MPR News . . October 2, 2012 . January 6, 2022. January 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106032304/https://www.mprnews.org/amp/story/2012/10/02/walz-picks-up-nra-endorsement-over-quist. live.
  194. Web site: 2024-08-14 . From NRA ally to adversary: Gov. Tim Walz track record on guns highlights policy evolution . 2024-08-17 . MPR News . en.
  195. Web site: Walz . Tim . Tim Walz: Please understand my full record on guns . 2023-06-05 . Star Tribune . 24 February 2018 . June 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605170102/https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-please-understand-my-full-record-on-guns/475013423/ . live .
  196. Web site: April 19, 2023 . 'Keep choosing the right fights': Gov. Walz delivers annual State of the State Address . 2023-07-19 . kare11.com . en-US . August 7, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240807145759/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/keep-choosing-the-right-fights-governor-tim-walz-delivers-annual-state-of-the-state-address/89-e2214047-610a-432b-aeff-ab2f57dc674e . Samantha . Fischer . live .
  197. Web site: May 19, 2023 . Jeremiah . Jacobsen . Gov. Walz signs public safety bill, including new gun control measures . 2023-06-05 . kare11.com . en-US . August 7, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240807145839/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/gov-walz-signs-gun-control-public-safety/89-2d0dff23-d6d5-46f0-aebf-d5b9970007f8 . live .
  198. News: Minnesota's Jews celebrate as their 'mensch' Gov. Tim Walz enters the national spotlight . Jackie . Hajdenberg . JTA . . August 7, 2024 . August 11, 2024 . August 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811133844/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-813652 . live .
  199. News: October 11, 2023 . Minnesota governor orders flags at half-staff to honor victims of Hamas' attack on Israel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806145350/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-governor-orders-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-victim-of-hamas-attack-on-israel/ . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . .
  200. News: Wurzer . Cathy . Stockton . Gracie . March 7, 2024 . Gov. Walz says Minnesota's 45,000 uncommitted voters are 'civically engaged' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806150940/https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/03/07/gov-walz-says-minnesotas-45000-uncommitted-voters-are-civically-engaged . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . MPR News . . en.
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  202. Web site: Nesterak . Max . 2023-05-17 . Minnesota lawmakers approve 9 major worker-friendly changes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605014729/https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/17/labor-victory-minnesota-lawmakers-approve-9-major-worker-friendly-changes/ . June 5, 2023 . 6 August 2024 . . en-US.
  203. Oamek . Paige . August 6, 2024 . Kamala's V.P. Pick Sparks Major Endorsements That Should Scare Trump . 2024-08-07 . The New Republic . 0028-6583 . August 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816064955/https://newrepublic.com/post/184625/labor-unions-celebrate-kamala-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz . live .
  204. News: Greenhouse . Steven . 2024-08-06 . Why Harris' VP Choice Is Good News for Workers . 2024-08-07 . Slate . en-US . 1091-2339 . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807171111/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/tim-walz-unions-labor-record-kamala-harris-vp-pick.html . live .
  205. Web site: Hsu . Andrea . August 6, 2024 . 4 reasons why labor unions love Tim Walz . August 7, 2024 . NPR . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807002050/https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5065626/labor-unions-tim-walz-minnesota-running-mate-vp . live .
  206. Web site: Blood . Michael R. . 2024-08-13 . Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage 'war' on working people . 2024-08-13 . AP News . en.
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  208. Web site: Villarreal . Daniel . 2023-04-27 . Minnesota governor signs conversion therapy ban & law protecting trans healthcare rights . 2024-08-06 . LGBTQ Nation . en . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805222346/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/minnesota-governor-signs-conversion-therapy-ban-law-protecting-trans-healthcare-rights/ . live .
  209. News: Wentling . Nikki . Kamala Harris taps Tim Walz, National Guard veteran, as running mate . 6 August 2024 . Military Times . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806231251/https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/08/06/kamala-harris-taps-tim-walz-national-guard-veteran-as-running-mate/ . live .
  210. Web site: Sherry . Allison . 2015-02-03 . Rep. Tim Walz measure requiring VA to build up suicide prevention programs heads to Obama's desk . 2024-08-09 . www.startribune.com . en . August 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809214636/https://www.startribune.com/rep-tim-walz-measure-requiring-va-to-build-up-suicide-prevention-programs-heads-to-obama-s-desk/290677361 . live .
  211. News: Henry . Devin . Obama signs Walz's veterans suicide prevention bill . 6 August 2024 . MinnPost . February 12, 2015 . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806230429/https://www.minnpost.com/dc-dispatches/2015/02/obama-signs-walzs-veterans-suicide-prevention-bill/ . live .
  212. Web site: Liang . Annabelle . 2024-08-07 . Tim Walz: Chinese internet discovers that Harris's VP pick taught in China . 2024-08-07 . . en-GB . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807085517/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74j887e710o . live .
  213. Web site: Lisi . Clemente . 2024-08-06 . Harris VP Pick Tim Walz A Lutheran With Connections To Minnesota's Muslim Community . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806174346/https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/8/6/2024-presidential-election-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-a-lutheran-with-connections-to-minnesotas-muslim-communities . August 6, 2024 . 12 August 2024 . Religion Unplugged . en-US.
  214. News: Jenkins . Jack . August 6, 2024 . Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a 'Minnesota Lutheran' dad . August 9, 2024 . . . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806161610/https://www.ncronline.org/news/five-faith-facts-about-harris-pick-tim-walz-minnesota-lutheran-dad . live .
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  216. Web site: Demaree . Natalie . August 9, 2024 . Would Tim Walz be the first Lutheran VP? It just depends on how you count it. . 13 August 2024 . . August 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816065533/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article290912779.html . live .
  217. Web site: Dallas . Kelsey . 2024-08-06 . What Kamala Harris' pick for vice president has said about faith . 2024-08-12 . . en . August 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810070553/https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/08/06/tim-walz-religion/ . live .
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  219. News: Campuzano . Eder . August 6, 2024 . Who is Tim Walz? Minnesota's governor and Kamala Harris' running mate, explained . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806201756/https://www.startribune.com/vp-candidate-tim-walz-background-accomplishments/600853726 . August 6, 2024 . 2024-08-06 . . en.
  220. News: Wang . Amy B . Rodriguez . Sabrina . 6 August 2024 . Tim Walz's journey from high school football coach to VP candidate . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806140609/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/ . August 6, 2024 . 6 August 2024 . Washington Post.
  221. News: Baio . Ariana . August 7, 2024 . The truth behind Tim Walz's 1995 DUI arrest and how it changed his life . August 8, 2024 . . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807175129/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tim-walz-democrat-vice-president-dui-b2592248.html . live .
  222. News: Levien . Simon J. . Astor . Maggie . 2024-08-06 . 19 Facts About Tim Walz, Harris's Pick for Vice President . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807030815/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/tim-walz-harris-vp-facts.html . August 7, 2024 . 2024-08-07 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  223. News: Bennett . Brian . August 6, 2024 . What to Know About Tim Walz' 1995 Drunk Driving Charge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806205139/https://time.com/7008431/tim-walz-dui-drunk-driving/ . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . Time.
  224. News: Sederstrom . Noel . 21 June 2016 . Walz family gathers at St. Mary's in Duluth as rescued teen faces multiple surgeries . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061646/http://www.kttc.com/story/32267440/2016/06/Tuesday/walz-family-gathers-at-st-marys-in-duluth-as-rescued-teen-faces-multiple-surgeries . August 16, 2018 . August 15, 2018 . . en.
  225. News: . August 7, 2024 . August 7, 2024 . Dan . Primack . Gov. Tim Walz doesn't own a single stock . August 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816065533/https://www.axios.com/2024/08/07/tim-walz-vp-pick-investment-portfolio . live .
  226. News: O'Connell . Jonathan . Morse . Clara Ence . How Tim Walz's personal finances compare to J.D. Vance, other politicians . Washington Post . 9 August 2024 . 9 August 2024 . August 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240813212629/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/08/tim-walz-personal-finances-worth-house/ . live .

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