Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Walz, a former teacher and football coach, is known for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his efforts to rebuild after the Minneapolis riots following the murder of George Floyd. He is the first Democratic governor of Minnesota since 1998 and has a reputation for bipartisan cooperation. Harris’s selection of Walz follows her previous choice of Senator Amy Klobuchar, who was passed over for the vice presidential nomination in 2020.