Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential elections later this year, calling him a champion of working families.
By picking Walz, 60, Harris, who is of both Indian and African origin, hopes to garner votes from the crucial rust belt and some key battleground states.
“I am proud to announce that I’ve asked Governor Tim Walz to be my running mate. One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle-class families run deep,” Harris said.
“It’s personal. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his own. We are going to build a great partnership. We start out as underdogs, but I believe together, we can win this election,” she said.
Harris formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, becoming the first Indian-American to win the nomination from a major political party.
She would face Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, 78, in the general elections scheduled to be held on November 5.