Tim Walz

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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. From 2007 to 2019, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Walz is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which affiliates with the national Democratic Party, and was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska, and grew up in Valentine, Nebraska. After graduating from Butte High School in 1982, he joined the Army National Guard and worked in a factory. He later graduated from Chadron State College in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota in 1996, where he attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Before running for Congress, he was a high school social studies teacher and football coach. He was first elected to the House...

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