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Tim Walz
Tim Walz, born in 1964, is an American Democrat, a former teacher and football coach who served in the US House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019 and has been Governor of Minnesota since 2019.
- Born
- 1964 (62 years), West Point
- Party
- Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Democratic Party)
- Office
- Governor of Minnesota 2019–
- Education
- Chadron State College, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Website
- kamalaharris.com
Centre-left · Where sources place this person
Placed with the Democratic Party; Wikipedia gives no separate placing
Ideology: modern liberalism, progressivism
<1%Probability · Presidential Election Winner 2028
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He was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2024. He is named in the market on the winner of the 2028 US presidential election.
Career
Walz worked as a teacher and football coach before entering politics. He represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the US House from 2007 to 2019 and has been Governor of Minnesota, for the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, since 2019. Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate on 6 August 2024, and the Harris–Walz ticket lost to Trump and Vance. In September 2025 he announced a run for a third term as governor, then withdrew on 5 January 2026.
- Governor of Minnesota 2019–
- United States representative 2007–2019
Positions
Wikipedia describes him as an advocate of abortion rights who signed reproductive-protection legislation, and as a supporter of cannabis legalization, signed into law in May 2023. It also records his calls for police reform after the killing of George Floyd, a 2040 goal for carbon-free electricity, higher education funding and universal free school meals.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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Presidential Election Winner 2028
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | 20% | ||
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Left | 36 | 13% |
| Jon Ossoff | Centre-left | 39 | 10% |
| Gavin Newsom | Centre-left | 58 | 8% |
| Marco Rubio | Right | 55 | 5% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | ||
| Josh Shapiro | Centre-left | 53 | 3% |
| Ron DeSantis | Right | 48 | 3% |
| Pete Buttigieg | Centre-left | 44 | 3% |
| Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson | 54 | 2% | |
| Tucker Carlson | Right | 57 | 2% |
| Tim Walz | Centre-left | 62 | <1% |