Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Is Kamala Harris Running Mate in 2024 Presidential Bid
The Vice President quickly amassed support after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid on July 21 and endorsed Harris to be the Democratic nominee.
Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in her 2024 presidential bid.
“I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate,” Harris wrote on X on Tuesday morning. “As a governor, coach, teacher, and veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his. It’s great to have him on the team. Now let’s get to work.”
On Tuesday, she and Walz are set to appear at a Philadelphia fundraiser, which will launch a tour of multiple battleground states ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago from Aug. 19-22.
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Ahead of her official announcement, other media reported that Walz would be her pick.
Harris secured enough votes from delegates to become the Democratic nominee for president via a virtual event on Friday, officially claiming the nomination when voting closed late Monday.
Harris considered several contenders to serve as her vice president should she win in November. The politicians under serious consideration in the days leading up to her announcement, included Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Harris was interviewing the lead contenders over the weekend, with Shapiro, Walz and Kelly as frontrunners.
Walz, 60, spent 12 years in the House of Representatives, where he was well-respected and forged strong relationships with legislators before being elected to Minnesota governor in 2018.
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Though Trump is still trying to flip Minnesota, the state went for the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020, so it’s less of a swing state than Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Bernie Sanders and United Auto Workers boss Shawn Fain have also backed Walz.
There will still be a state-by-state roll call at the convention, but this will be purely ceremonial.
Harris will be the first woman of color atop a major party’s ticket and, if she wins, the first female president in U.S. history.
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