United States Vice President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris has announced her running mate. Harris has announced Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz who has some local ties to Nebraska and the Heart City. Tim Walz was born on April 6, 1964 in West Point, NE, to Darlene Rose and James F. Walz. Walz and his three siblings grew up in Valentine, where, according to Walz’ Wikipedia page, they would help with the work on their family farm during summers off from school. His family moved to Butte, NE in his sophomore year to be closer to his parents’ relatives. Walz graduated from Butte High School in 1982 and in 1989, he earned a BS in social science education from Chadron State College
Walz served as a congressman for Minnesota from 2007 to 2019 and has most recently served as Minnesota Governor since 2019.