{"id":12570,"date":"2024-08-06T14:50:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=12570"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:51:01","slug":"usa-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-picks-tim-walz-as-her-vice-president-running-mate-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/usa-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-picks-tim-walz-as-her-vice-president-running-mate-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-him\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris’ Picks Tim Walz As Her Vice President Running Mate: Here’s What You Need To Know About Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harris has announced she asked Minnesota Governor Walz to be her running mate in an\u00a0Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday, shortly after multiple news outlets reported on the decision, praising Walz\u2019 \u201cconvictions on fighting for middle class families\u201d and saying what impressed her most was his \u201cdeep commitment to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz, the 60-year-old father of two and Nebraska-born governor of Minnesota had emerged as a vice presidential frontrunner, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and several others in the weeks leading up to the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris\u2019 campaign reportedly vetted about a dozen contenders, and her rumored list<\/a> was whittled to Walz and Shapiro in the hours leading up to the announcement, which was widely expected to happen Tuesday after Democratic delegates concluded voting for the party\u2019s nominee Monday, with 99% selecting Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While not at the forefront of national politics, Walz established himself as a moderate Democrat in Congress\u2014where he served as a representative for Minnesota from 2007 to 2019\u2014and as the governor of Minnesota, a role he\u2019s held since 2019, where he also serves as chair<\/a> of the national Democratic Governors Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz is seen as an appealing option for independents and moderate Democrats as a working-class politician with a rural background, who exudes the appearance of \u201csomeone with a lived experience that is so comparable to so many of the people in rural America,\u201d former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., told\u00a0the media \u00a0last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before running for office, Walz, a graduate of Chadron State College in Nebraska, served in the Army National Guard, and then worked as a teacher, first on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he met his wife Gwen, a fellow teacher, and then in China and later as a high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota, south of Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz initially entered politics as a member of former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry\u2019s 2004 presidential campaign, a spot he took after he said some of his high school students were questioned for having a Kerry sticker when he took them to a campaign rally for then-president George W. Bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As governor, some of Walz\u2019 political accomplishments include ensuring\u00a0tuition-free meals<\/a>\u00a0at participating state universities, enshrining\u00a0abortion rights<\/a>\u00a0into state law, banning conversion therapy and providing protections for gender-affirming healthcare\u2014Walz recently defended those measures against right-wing criticism in an interview earlier this month, joking: \u201cWhat a monster! Kids are eating and having full bellies so they can go learn and women are making their own healthcare decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz also signed a bill last May expanding voting rights<\/a> in Minnesota for an estimated 55,000 formerly incarcerated residents, and in 2020, oversaw the state\u2019s response to both the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s death at the hands of police, though he faced criticism<\/a> from state Republicans over his delayed response to protests following Floyd\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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