Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press after attending a meeting with US President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors at the White House in Washington, US on July 3, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heartland to help win over rural, white voters, said people familiar with the matter.
Walz, a 60-year-old US Army National Guard veteran and former teacher, was elected to a Republican-leaning district in the US House of Representatives in 2006 and served 12 years before being elected governor of Minnesota in 2018.
