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Who is Tim Walz, the governor who could be Harris’s vice-presidential pick?

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Minnesota governor Tim Walz has become a national voice for Kamala Harris’s campaign and a potential pick to run alongside her as vice-president.

He speaks plainly and pragmatically, showing the commonsense policies his party stands for.

Walz first ran for office in 2006 in a Republican -leaning congressional district, knocking off the incumbent in an upset.

In 2018 , he ran for governor and won, then defended the seat successfully in 2022 .

Tim Walz's plainspokenness works because it's real, says Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota .

Walz is a gun owner and a hunter who previously received endorsements and donations from the National Rifle Association and had an A rating from the group.

Progressives in Minnesota , who have at times clashed with Walz on policy, are still rooting for him.

If Walz isn’t the VP pick, he’ll stay on the campaign trail boosting Harris .

Ryan said they should put him on a bus from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee , crisscrossing the rust belt, talking to voters.

“He’s a guy that I think we need to mimic, whether he's the VP or not,” Ryan said.