On Tuesday, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, which outlets confirmed citing unnamed sources.On Tuesday, media reports indicated that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, a ticket that will now face off against GOP nominee Donald Trump and his VP pick, JD Vance.
The 60-year-old Walz began his political career in 2006 as a Congressman representing a rural Minnesotan constituency until 2019, when he successfully ran for governor and was reelected to that post in 2022.In a post to social media, Harris said that Walz's "convictions on fighting for middle class families run deep," as well as his "deep commitment to his family," were factors influencing her decision. Walz himself said in a post on X that the selection "is the honor of a lifetime."