Kamala Harris has chosen Tim Walz as her vice president candidate

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Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, opting for a former high school teacher and Midwestern Democrat to complete a newly assembled presidential ticket, according to three people familiar with the pick, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a decision that is not yet public.

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The choice of Walz, 60, creates a ticket that many Democrats have said would be politically beneficial. Harris, 59, who is Black and Indian American and spent much of her career in deep-blue California, chose from a list of finalists populated by White men, including Walz, who have represented more competitive swaths of the country.
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Tim Walz is the Governor of Minnesota, having assumed office in January 2019. Before becoming governor, he served as a U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019. Walz is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Prior to his political career, he was a high school teacher and a veteran of the Army National Guard.

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