Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate for the 2024 presidential election, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
Walz, a 60-year-old military veteran who grew up in Nebraska, has drawn praise for his LGBTQ record dating back several decades. In 1999, when he was serving as a teacher and football coach at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, he stepped up to become an advisor for the school’s gay-straight alliance. That was the same year he led his school’s football team to the state championship.
