Minneapolis – Minnesota Government Tim Walz He will seek a third term in the 2026 election, hoping to be the odds of being the longest-serving governor of the states voters usually say there are enough term.
Walz said in a video of the campaign posted on YouTube that he was running because his job was not done and he wanted Minnesota to be a place where everyone has success.
“I’ve seen how we help each other in tough times,” he said. “And, boy, we’ve seen bad times this year. I’m sad and angry at the beautiful people lost by gun violence. But in these moments, we have to be together. We don’t lose hope because I’ve seen what we can do when we work together.”
Vice President Kamala Harris chose Mr. Walz as his campaign companion for the 2024 Democratic presidential vote after an attack line against former President Trump and his campaign partner, then Ohio Senator JD Vance – “These guys are weird” – widely spread.
gentlemen. Waltz’s Camping for the vice president, introducing former high school teachers to a wider national audience. But it also provides a new review of his record as governor and member of Congress, and his tendency to embellish or exaggerate details and figure out his words.
He has been building his national popularity since his defeat with Ms. Harris in November.
Mr. Walz is a keen critic of Mr. Trump’s early caucus and junior states. In May, he called on South Carolina Democrats to stand on Mr. Trump, saying: “Maybe it’s time to make us a little mean.”
During a May speech in Minnesota, the governor received heavy Republican criticism during his speech in Minnesota. Congressional Republicans called him at an immigration hearing in June, but he refused to apologize.
gentlemen. Walz,61, is often called the 2028 presidential candidate, but in an interview with Axios in July, he said he would not bid if he sought reelection.
gentlemen. Walz He said in February he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat for Tina Smith withdrew because he was more interested in being governor. Although his gubernatorial campaign is actively raising funds, he has postponed formal funding, hoping to first surpass the regular and special sessions of the Legislature this year.
But within days of completing the work, his close political ally, former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman, was assassinated by a man pretending to be a policeman. Mr. Walz gave her eulogy at her funeral. Mr. Trump did not call Mr. Walz Expressing condolences and saying that this will be a waste of time.
gentlemen. Walz Minnesota mourned again late last month when two children were killed and 21 people were injured in a shooting at Minneapolis Church, where students at an affiliated school celebrated Mass.
gentlemen. Walz He will then call the Legislature to pass the School and Gun Safety Act, but he has not set a date yet. In a news announced Tuesday, he said his priority was to “take gun violence seriously.”
During the presidential campaign, he proudly touted the achievements of the 2023 Legislative Assembly, when Democrats took full control of their grand platform for liberal priorities, including free school meals for all students and expanded protections for abortion and trans rights.
But he also faces re-criticism criticism for handling turmoil following the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a $250 million pandemic food aid fraud case and his military record with the Minnesota National Guard. Critics say he exaggerated his post and condemned him for leaving the army for running for Congress before the troops were deployed to Iraq.
gentlemen. Walz Since the state switched to a four-year term in 1963, Minnesota governor won the third consecutive term of elections in 2018 by 11 percentage points for the first time in 2018.
Minnesota Republicans have won statewide games since Tim Pawlenty served as governor in 2006. However, in recent years, traditionally democratic countries have become increasingly competitive. Several Republican candidates are close to winning the statewide competition in 2022, with Republicans and Democrats tied for the 2025 conference.
On the Republican side of the gubernatorial campaign, former business executive and Army veteran Kendall Qualls announced his candidacy in May and hopes to be Minnesota’s first black governor. Mr Qualls also ran in 2022 but lost Republican recognition to family doctor and former state Senator Scott Jensen, who announced in July that he would run again.
The only Republican office holder in the game so far is Maple Forest State Rep. Kristin Robbins, whose chairman committee was formed this year to investigate frauds in the government’s planned. She announced her candidacy for August 20.
