CNN reported the information on August 6, citing 4 sources accustomed to Harris’s determination. However, the outlet notes, Walz has not but obtained the official name from Harris. The information comes forward of a Harris marketing campaign occasion in Philadelphia, and every week earlier than the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the place the Harris-Walz ticket might be confirmed.
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA – AUGUST 1: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrives to talk at a press convention concerning new gun laws at City Hall on August 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Walz is considered on a brief checklist of potential vice presidential working mates for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Walz, 60, is a former public faculty trainer and second-term governor.
Harris met with three prime contenders for the place—Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and Governor Walz of Minnesota—in Washington on Sunday, August 4, per the New York Times.
Walz’s Republican counterpart, J.D. Vance, is presently serving because the junior senator from Ohio. He replaces former VP Mike Pence on the ticket beneath Trump after Trump and Pence had a public falling out following the January 6 riots.
As Kamala Harris’s VP choose, Tim Walz is predicted to participate in a vice presidential debate in opposition to Vance at a later date.
