Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential candidate.

The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential candidate.

HARRIS SELECTS MINNESOTA GOVERNOR AS VICE PRESIDENT

As the countdown to the presidential elections on November 5th in the United States continues, the anticipation regarding the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate has come to an end. Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, announced on her X account, "I am proud to announce that I want to enter the election together with Tim Walz. As a governor, a team coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he has done a lot for middle-class families. It's great to have him on our team."

The main factor behind Harris choosing Walz is said to be the ability to win the votes of white middle-class Americans in the country's interior. Walz, who is known as an influential speaker and is known for his liberal views, is considered to be a figure who can balance Harris as a white American male political figure himself.

The Democratic Party will officially announce its presidential and vice presidential candidates at the party convention to be held in Chicago on August 19-22.

WHO IS TIM WALZ?

Walz, born in Nebraska in 1964, served in the American military as a national guard for 24 years and retired after being promoted to the rank of senior master sergeant. Walz, who moved to Minnesota in the 1990s and taught social sciences here, is also known for his American football coaching. Walz, who entered the Congressional elections for the first time in 2006 in a region dominated by Republicans, managed to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives from the same region for 12 years until he became the Governor of Minnesota in 2018.

Walz, who was elected as the Governor of Minnesota in 2018, had gathered a large following among Democratic voters, especially with his influential speeches on television. Representing a fairly liberal line within the party, Walz is known as a figure who has pursued clear policies on abortion rights in his state, provided free meals to students, allowed recreational drug use, and set clear goals in renewable energy matters during his governorship.