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Harris’ veep pick is also a former member of the House

Then-Rep.Tim Walz is pictured on the House steps after last votes on March 21, 2013.
Then-Rep.Tim Walz is pictured on the House steps after last votes on March 21, 2013. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted August 6, 2024 at 1:14pm

Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 presidential race.

Walz has been governor of Minnesota since 2019. In 2006, he was elected to represent the North Star State’s 1st District in the House, where he served for 12 years. Here are photos from Roll Call’s archives of Walz’s tenure on Capitol Hill.

Walz shakes the hand of fellow freshman Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado after a news conference on Aug. 3, 2007. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Walz speaks at a news conference in February, 2007, about opposing the escalation of the Iraq War. Also seen are, from left, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Tom Lantos of California and Rep. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)
Walz is seen at a news conference on Feb. 16, 2007, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who was the House Democratic Caucus chair at the time. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Walz reads “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to children from the University of D.C. Child Development Center during an event in the House on Oct. 8, 2009. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Walz cheers for President Barack Obama on the House floor on Jan. 24, 2012, after the State of the Union Address. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Walz appears at a news conference on Feb.7, 2012, with New York Rep. Louise Slaughter. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Walz takes a picture during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on June 8, 2017, about Russian interference in the 2016 election. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Walz congratulates a runner during the ACLI Capital Challenge in Anacostia Park on May 17, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Walz takes a selfie with members of the Minnesota congressional delegation during the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition on April 25, 2018. Also pictured are, from left, Republican Reps. Jason Lewis and Erik Paulsen, Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum, and Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Walz watches a cook make pupusas during the Multi-Cultural Fiesta in St. James, Minn., on Sept. 15, 2018, during his first gubernatorial run. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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