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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her working mate on Tuesday, selecting a progressive coverage champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland to assist win over rural, white voters, mentioned individuals accustomed to the matter.
Walz, a 60-year-old U.S. Army National Guard veteran and former teacher, was elected to a Republican-leaning district within the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and served 12 years earlier than being elected governor of Minnesota in 2018.
As governor, Walz has pushed a progressive agenda that features free faculty meals, targets for tackling local weather change, tax cuts for the center class and expanded paid depart for Minnesota staff.
