Tim Walz

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  Timothy James Walz

• Spouse

  Gwen Walz

• Education

  Chadron State College, Minnesota State University, Mankato

• Occupation

  Politician, Educator, Army National Guard Veteran

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1964-04-06

• Place of Birth

  West Point, Nebraska, United States

• Political Party

  Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

• Military Service

  Army National Guard (24 years)

• Highest Military Rank

  Command Sergeant Major

Timeline

• Born in West Point, Nebraska, United States. (Source: Summary)

  1964-04-06

• Enlisted in the Army National Guard at age 17. (Source: Web Search)

  1981

• Earned a B.S. in social science education from Chadron State College. (Source: Web Search)

  1989

• Taught high school in Foshan No.1 High School, Guangdong, China, as part of WorldTeach. (Source: Web Search)

  1989-1990

• Named an Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce. (Source: Web Search)

  1993

• Moved to Minnesota. (Source: Summary)

  1996

• Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district, defeating incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht. (Source: Summary)

  2006

• Began serving as U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2007-01-03

• Served as the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-2019

• Elected 41st Governor of Minnesota. (Source: DBpedia)

  2018-11-06

• Began serving as the 41st Governor of Minnesota. (Source: Summary)

  2019-01-07

• Reelected Governor of Minnesota. (Source: Summary)

  2022

• As Governor, led Minnesota's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests, focusing on racial and health inequality. (Source: Summary)

  2019-Present

• As Governor, championed and signed legislation including tax modifications, free school meals, infrastructure improvements, universal gun background checks, codifying abortion rights, and free college tuition for low-income families. (Source: Summary)

  2019-Present

• Criticized for perceived anti-business sentiments, including remarks about Tesla and Elon Musk. (Source: Related Documents)

  2019-Present

• Announced as the Democratic nominee for Vice President, running with Kamala Harris. (Source: Summary)

  2024-08-06

• The Democratic ticket (Kamala Harris and Tim Walz) was defeated in the U.S. presidential election. (Source: Summary)

  2024

Tim Walz

Timothy James Walz ( ; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former educator, and Army National Guard veteran serving since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska. After high school, he joined the Army National Guard and worked in a factory. He later graduated from Chadron State College in Nebraska and then moved to Minnesota in 1996. Before running for Congress, he was a high school social studies teacher and football coach. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht. Walz was reelected to the House five times and was the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2019. He was elected governor of Minnesota in 2018 and reelected in 2022, holding office during the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota. During his first term, protests and riots related to the murder of George Floyd occurred. During his second term, he pushed for and signed a wide range of legislation, including tax modifications, free school meals, bolstering state infrastructure, universal gun background checks, codifying abortion rights, and free college tuition for low-income families. On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate in the 2024 election. Their ticket was defeated by Republican nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance.

Web Search Results

• Governor Tim Walz - Minnesota.gov

  Tim Walz is Minnesota's 41st Governor. He was first elected Governor in 2018 and won re-election in 2022.

• Tim Walz - Wikipedia

  Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964, in West Point, Nebraska, at Memorial Hospital. His mother, Darlene Rose Reiman, was a homemaker and grew up on a farm. His father, James Frederick Walz, was a teacher and school superintendent who served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and had worked in the family's butcher shop as a child. Walz is of German, Swedish, Luxembourgish, and Irish descent; in 1867 his great-great-grandfather Sebastian Walz emigrated to the United States from [...] After graduating from Chadron State College, Walz accepted a one-year teaching position with WorldTeach at Foshan No.1 High School in Guangdong, China. He went to teach in August 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent government crackdown in June of that year. Upon returning to the U.S., Walz became a teacher and coach in Alliance, a town of 10,000 in western Nebraska, and in 1993 was named an Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce. [...] | v t e Tim Walz | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 41st Governor of Minnesota (2019–present) U.S. Representative for MN–1 (2007–2019) | | | | Elections | | | | | --- | --- | | U.S. House | 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 | | Gubernatorial | 2018 2022 | | Vice presidential | 2024 campaign + selection + convention + debate "2024 United States presidential debates") + election | | | | Family | Gwen Walz (wife) | | Category Commons | | |

• [PDF] Full Biography - Congress.gov

  Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. He also is one of nine House Members to serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. Walz serves as co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, and has leadership posts with the National Guard and Reserve Caucus and the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus. Tim Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska and is the son of a public school administrator and community activist. As a child, Tim’s parents instilled in him the [...] Full Biography U.S. Congressman Tim Walz is currently serving his sixth term representing Minnesota’s First Congressional District. The First Congressional District spans the southern part of Minnesota – from the South Dakota border in the west to the Wisconsin border in the east. Walz proudly serves the people of southern Minnesota on three committees in the United States House of Representatives: Agriculture, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs. He is the ranking member of the Agriculture [...] values of hard work and community service. Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard at the young age of 17, and retired 24 years later as Command Sergeant Major. Before retiring, Walz served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Walz is the highest ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress. In 1989, Walz earned a B.S. in social science education from Chadron State College in Nebraska. Walz spent 1989-1990 teaching high school in China as a part of the

• Press Releases / Office of Governor Tim Walz and ... - Minnesota.gov

  Search JSON Search XML Search Search Page About ---------------------------------------------------- Governor Tim Walz Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan First Lady Gwen Walz Governor's Cabinet Councils and Initiatives Governor's Residence News -------------------------------------------------- Press Releases Executive Orders Proclamations Flag Status COVID-19 Response Press Kit Legislative Tracker [...] expand nav About Governor Tim Walz Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan First Lady Gwen Walz Governor's Residence expand nav News Executive Orders Proclamations Flags at Half-Staff Proclamation Request Form Press Kit Legislation Tracker [...] Facebook Twitter Instagram Flickr Office of Governor Tim Walz 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Subscribe for e-mail updates Image 3: mnImage 4: register to vote back to top

• Tim Walz says Trump 'brings out the worst in people - The Guardian

  Walz, who was Kamala Harris’s running mate as she unsuccessfully ran for the White House against Trump in November, made those comments in a conversation with the Minnesota news station KMSP that was published on Thursday. They came after Walz in late May urged his fellow Democrats “to be a little meaner … a little more fierce” to Trump – and “bully the shit out of him back” – as the party tried to regroup from its defeat to him in the fall. [...] Man looks ahead # Tim Walz says Trump ‘brings out the worst in people – and the worst in me’ Kamala Harris running mate strikes regretful tone after calling for Democrats to ‘bully the shit out of’ US president Donald Trump “brings out the worst in people, and he brings out the worst in me”, Tim Walz has said in a new interview in which Minnesota’s governor struck an apologetic tone over a recent plea for his fellow Democrats to “bully the shit out of” the Republican president. [...] Walz has announced that he is interested in pursuing a third four-year term as Minnesota governor – an office with no term limits – in 2026, though some pundits believe he could contend for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. ## Most viewed ## Most viewed

• Award

  Reserve Good Conduct Medal

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Minnesota State University, Mankato

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  4/6/1964

• Place Of Birth

  West Point

Timothy James Walz (/wɔːlz/ WAWLZ; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and retired educator. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he has served as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. Born in West Point, Nebraska, Walz was a member of the Army National Guard, and was a temporary teacher on a reservation in South Dakota after high school. He later graduated from Chadron State College and Minnesota State University, Mankato. He moved to Minnesota in 1996. Before running for Congress in 2006, he served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a social studies teacher in the Mankato school district. Walz was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019. He was first elected in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht. He was reelected five times. On November 6, 2018, Walz was elected governor, defeating the Republican nominee, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson. His tenure has been marked by the George Floyd protests and the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, his administration has focused on addressing the issues of racial and health inequality. Walz was reelected in the 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Scott Jensen.