Tim Walz

Tim Walz is a former high school teacher, football coach, Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard, and the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President in 2024. He first ran for Congress in his forties while teaching social studies in Southern Minnesota. He won in that Republican district five times before running for Governor. Walz was reelected to a second term as Governor in 2022, along with newly-elected Democratic majorities in the Minnesota House and Senate. Together, with a one seat majority, they passed a sweeping progressive agenda that has gained national attention.

Accomplishments from his time as Governor include providing universal free school meals for students, protecting reproductive freedom, strengthening voting rights, laying the groundwork to get Minnesota to 100% clean electricity by 2040, cutting taxes for the middle class, and expanding paid leave for Minnesota workers. Throughout his time as Governor, Tim has prioritized making Minnesota the best state in the country to raise a family.