Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to join her on the Democratic ticket for 2024 on Tuesday.
“One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle class families run deep. It’s personal,” Harris said in a statement her campaign put out about an hour and a half after news outlets reported the pick, citing sources in her campaign. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his own. We are going to build a great partnership.”
The statement highlighted laws Walz signed as governor, including capping the cost of insulin, providing paid family leave, codifying abortion rights and requiring unversal background checks for gun purchases. It also described him a gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment who “believes that Congress must do more to tackle gun violence in our communities.”
