Who is "Tampon" Tim Walz? Kamala Harris's VP pick to accept Democratic nomination in DNC speech.

Less than three weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to formally accept the vice presidential nomination Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

"It is the honor of a lifetime," Walz said on Aug. 6 after Harris announced him as her pick. "I’m all in."

Since then, Walz has appeared alongside Harris at several rallies in battleground states. But his primetime speech at the convention will be his biggest of the campaign so far.

Here are some things to know about Walz.

🔍 Walz’s basic bio
Walz, 60, was born and raised in rural Nebraska. He attended public college in Nebraska, where he met his wife, and they moved to her home state of Minnesota. He worked as a high school social studies teacher and football coach in Mankato, Minn., until he ran for Congress in 2006. He ran for governor in 2018 and won reelection in 2022. He currently chairs the Democratic governors’ national campaign effort.

Military service
Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard at 17 and served 24 years, reaching the rank of command sergeant major before retiring as a master sergeant.

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