Tim Walz: Examining the potential future US Vice President’s LGBTQ+ record

US Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has picked her choice of running mate and the potential next Vice President – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The announcement on Tuesday (6 August) comes just a couple of weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention between 19 and 22 August in Chicago.

The 60-year-old governor has been in office since 2019. Before that, he served in the US House of Representatives between 2007 and 2019. He also served in the US Army National Guard for 24 years from 1981 to 2005. Harris and Walz will now face Donald Trump and JD Vance in November’s election.

Walz was picked over other potential candidates including US Transportation Secretary and out-gay man, Pete Buttigieg. However, Walz has already been celebrated by human rights groups and

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