Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Walz as running mate

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Staff Writertmcqueen@afro.comU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will run for president in the 2024 presidential election with Gov. Tim Walz (D- Minn.) as her official running mate. The announcement came on Aug. 6, just weeks after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race to throw his support behind Harris. Photo Credit L: AP Photo/Alex Brandon Credit R: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate ahead of the Democratic National Convention from Aug. 19-22.& “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked Tim Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his,” said Harris via X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s great to have him on the team. Now let’s get to work.”Walz is hitting the ground running alongside Harris, rallying in seven states through the end of this week. The first rally is set for later this evening in Philadelphia.First elected in 2018, Walz is the 41st governor of Minnesota. While in office, he’s worked on reproductive freedoms, lowering prescription drug costs and expanding voting rights to include 55,000...