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{{Short description|Governor of Minnesota since 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Tim Walz
| image               = Office of Governor Walz & Lt. Governor Flanagan - 53519435389 (cropped) (2).jpg
| caption             = Walz in 2024
| order               = 41st [[Governor of Minnesota]]
| lieutenant          = [[Peggy Flanagan]]
| term_start          = January 7, 2019
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Mark Dayton]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|House Veterans' Affairs Committee]]
| term_start1         = January 3, 2017
| term_end1           = January 3, 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Mark Takano]] (acting)
| successor1          = [[Phil Roe (politician)|Phil Roe]]
| state2              = [[Minnesota]]
| district2           = {{ushr|MN|1|1st}}
| term_start2         = January 3, 2007
| term_end2           = January 3, 2019
| predecessor2        = [[Gil Gutknecht]]
| successor2          = [[Jim Hagedorn]]
| birth_name          = Timothy James Walz
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1964|4|6}}
| birth_place         = [[West Point, Nebraska]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Gwen Whipple|1994}}
| children            = 2
| residence           = [[Minnesota Governor's Residence|Governor's Residence]]
| education           = [[Chadron State College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
| allegiance          = {{flag|United States|}}
| branch              = {{tree list}}
* [[United States Army]]
** [[Nebraska Army National Guard]]
** [[Minnesota Army National Guard]]
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| unit                = [[125th Field Artillery Regiment| 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment]]<ref name="US ARMY">{{cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/234854/once_in_the_guard_always_ready_to_serve |title=Once in the Guard, always ready to serve |year=2020 |work=Military Publication |publisher=[[United States Army]] |access-date=July 27, 2024}}</ref>
| serviceyears        = 1981–2005
| rank                = [[Command Sergeant Major]]<!-- NOTE: Highest rank attained was CSM; see article body. -->
| rank_label          = Highest rank
| mawards             = {{ubl|[[Commendation Medal|Army Commendation Medal]]| [[Achievement Medal|Army Achievement Medal]]}}
| battles             = 
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Tim Walz ahead of oral arguments in the Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME case.ogg|title=Tim Walz's voice|type=speech|description=Tim Walz ahead of oral arguments in the Supreme Court ''[[Janus v. AFSCME]]'' case<br/>Recorded February 26, 2018}}
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'''Timothy James Walz''' ({{IPAc-en|w|ɔː|l|z}} {{respell|WAWLZ}}; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former U.S. Army [[non-commissioned officer]], and retired educator who has served since 2019 as the 41st [[governor of Minnesota]]. A member of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]] (DFL), he was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing {{ushr|MN|1}} from 2007 to 2019.

Born in [[West Point, Nebraska]], Walz was a member of the [[Army National Guard]], and worked in agriculture, manufacturing, and teaching after high school.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://walzflanagan.org/tim/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Tim Walz for Governor |language=en-US |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523120733/https://walzflanagan.org/tim/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He later graduated from [[Chadron State College]] and [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]]. He moved to [[Minnesota]] in 1996. Before running for Congress in 2006, he served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a social studies teacher in the [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] school district.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Elections 2008|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=October 23, 2008 |url=http://elections.suntimes.com/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/51531.html?SITE=ILCHSELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |access-date=October 24, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716163828/http://elections.suntimes.com/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/51531.html?SITE=ILCHSELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] for {{ushr|MN|1}} in [[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota|2006]], defeating six-term Republican incumbent [[Gil Gutknecht]]. He was reelected five times, retiring in 2019 after being elected governor. Walz represented a large, mostly rural section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with [[Iowa]].

On November 6, 2018, Walz was [[2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election|elected governor]], defeating the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] [[County commission|Commissioner]] [[Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Jeff Johnson]].<ref name= "election">{{cite news |last=Coolican |first=J. Patrick |url=http://www.startribune.com/walz-wins-minnesota-governors-race-extending-dfl-control/499705011/ |title=Tim Walz defeats Jeff Johnson in high-stakes election for Minnesota governor |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129135601/http://www.startribune.com/walz-wins-minnesota-governors-race-extending-dfl-control/499705011/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Walz was reelected in the [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election]], defeating Republican nominee [[Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)|Scott Jensen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=WCCO Staff |date=8 November 2022 |title=Gov. Walz wins against challenger Dr. Scott Jensen |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/gov-walz-wins-against-challenger-dr-scott-jensen/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109045517/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/gov-walz-wins-against-challenger-dr-scott-jensen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Press reports have mentioned Walz as a [[2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection|possible running mate]] for [[Kamala Harris]] in her 2024 presidential campaign.<ref>https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/transportation-sec-pete-buttigieg-linked-to-running-mate-search/3499773/?amp=1</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Jazzmine |last2=Callaghan |first2=Peter |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Who is Tim Walz, one of Kamala Harris' top contenders for Vice President? |url=https://www.minnpost.com/national/2024/07/who-is-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-one-of-the-top-contenders-for-vice-president/ |work=MinnPost}}</ref> in [[West Point, Nebraska]], to Darlene Rose (''née'' Reiman)<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1955 |title=Butte girl is wed today in church rite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/norfolk-daily-news/152106629/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=Norfolk Daily News |pages=4}}</ref> and James F. Walz, a public school administrator.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Coolican |first=J. Patrick |date=October 14, 2018 |title=Tim Walz's campaign for Minnesota governor aiming to bridge the great divide |url=https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-s-campaign-for-minnesota-governor-aims-to-bridge-the-great-divide/495297961/ |work=Star Tribune}}</ref> Walz was raised with his three siblings in [[Valentine, Nebraska]], a rural community in the northwestern part of the state.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Morton |first=Joseph |date=November 8, 2018 |title=Tim Walz, a Nebraska native, elected governor of Minnesota |url=https://omaha.com/news/politics/elections/tim-walz-a-nebraska-native-elected-governor-of-minnesota/article_77f8695f-6344-50c4-a875-4224690ace38.html |work=Omaha World-Herald}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Bakst |first=Brian |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Minnesota governor hopefuls take small-town roots into big-time showdown |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/10/27/minn-gov-hopefuls-jensen-walz-take-smalltown-roots-into-bigtime-showdown |work=MPRnews}}</ref> While in high school, Walz's father was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]].<ref name=":4" /> The family then moved his sophomore year to [[Butte, Nebraska]] to be close to his parent's relatives.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=College Relations |date=November 14, 2006 |title=CSC graduate elected to Congress |url=https://www.csc.edu/news/2006/csc-graduate-elected-to-congress.html |work=Chadron State College}}</ref> 

Walz graduated from Butte High School in 1982 with a class of 25 students.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freedman |first=Samuel G. |date=2007-04-25 |title=Congressman, Teacher, Soldier, and He's Back in Town for a Visit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/education/25education.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> A year later his father died.<ref name=":3" /> In 1989, he earned a bachelor of science degree in [[social science]] education from [[Chadron State College]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name="bio" /> In 2001, Walz earned a [[Master of Science]] in [[educational leadership]] from [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/65443/tim-walz|title=Tim Walz's Biography|website=[[Vote Smart]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926210828/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/65443/tim-walz|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Teaching career ===
After high school, Walz worked in agriculture and manufacturing, and served in the [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> During this period, he took a temporary position teaching fourth grade at the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]] in [[South Dakota]].<ref name="bio" /> This experience led him to pursue a teaching career.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Tim Walz for US Congress |url=http://www.timwalz.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B9BFE9881-E930-49EA-A44A-7D2E8DF34BDE%7D |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213194436/http://www.timwalz.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B9BFE9881-E930-49EA-A44A-7D2E8DF34BDE%7D |archive-date=December 13, 2006 |access-date=January 8, 2007}}</ref> After graduating from [[Chadron State College]], he accepted a teaching position for a year with [[WorldTeach]] in China.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="bio" /> After returning, Walz took a job teaching and coaching in [[Alliance, Nebraska]], where he met his wife Gwen Whipple, a fellow teacher.<ref name=":4" /> He and Gwen got married in 1994, and they moved two years later to [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] in [[Minnesota]], his wife's home state,<ref name=":4" /> where he worked as a geography teacher and coach at [[Mankato West High School]].<ref name="bio" /><ref name=":3" /> He coached the football team to its first state championship in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=New Minnesota governor Tim Walz was a state champion football coach at Mankato (Minn.) West HS |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2019/new-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-was-a-state-champion-football-coach-at-mankato-minn-west-hs |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of the first [[gay-straight alliance]] at Mankato West High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-s-campaign-for-minnesota-governor-aims-to-bridge-the-great-divide/495297961/ |title=Tim Walz's campaign for Minnesota governor aims to bridge the great divide |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=October 13, 2018 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> Walz and his wife also ran Educational Travel Adventures which organized summer educational trips for high school juniors and seniors to China.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Case |first=Charles |date=January 30, 2007 |title=The accidental politician |url=https://thehill.com/capital-living/20553-the-accidental-politician/ |work=The Hill}}</ref>

=== Military service ===
[[File:Tim_Walz_-_U.S._Army_Portrait.jpg|left|thumb|216x216px|Walz during basic training for the [[Army National Guard]] in the summer of 1981 at [[Ft. Benning, Georgia|Fort Benning, Georgia]] ]]
With the encouragement of his father, Walz enlisted when he turned seventeen in the [[Army National Guard]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> His father served in the [[Korean War]] and paid for his education degree with the [[G.I. Bill]].<ref name=":6" /> His father wanted the same opportunity for free college paid by the military for his son.<ref name=":6" /> 

Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years after enlisting in 1981.<ref name="Bakst">Brian Bakst, [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/10/03/tim-walz-national-guard-career-minnesota-governor-race 'Citizen soldier' Walz honed leadership in uniform] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711142654/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/10/03/tim-walz-national-guard-career-minnesota-governor-race |date=July 11, 2021 }}, Minnesota Public Radio News (October 3, 2018).</ref> During his military career, he had postings in [[Arkansas]], [[Texas]], the [[Arctic Circle]], [[New Ulm, Minnesota]], and elsewhere.<ref name="Bakst" /> He trained in [[heavy artillery]].<ref name="Bakst" /> During his service, he worked in disaster response postings following floods and tornadoes and was deployed overseas on active duty for months, though he never saw combat.<ref name="Bakst" /> In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://krocnews.com/meet-mn-governor-and-lt-governor-candidates-tim-walz-and-peggy-flanagan/|title=Meet MN Governor and Lt. Governor Candidates Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan|website=News Talk 1340 KROC-AM|date=July 28, 2018 |access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823204923/https://krocnews.com/meet-mn-governor-and-lt-governor-candidates-tim-walz-and-peggy-flanagan/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was deployed post-[[September 11 attacks|9/11]] for half a year to Europe to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref name="Bakst" />  His decorations included the [[Army Commendation Medal]] and two [[Army Achievement Medal|Army Achievement Medals]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nieberg |first=Patty |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Here are the four military veterans Kamala Harris might pick for VP |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/four-veterans-kamala-vp/ |work=Task & Purpose}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ausa.org/sites/default/files/once-a-soldier-113th-congress.pdf |title=Once a soldier... always a soldier: Soldiers in the 113th Congress |date=2013 |publisher=Association of the United States Army |year=2013 |pages=100-101}}</ref> Walz attained the rank of [[command sergeant major]] near the end of his service,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Olson |first=Rochelle |date=October 16, 2022 |title=GOP opponent who never served criticizes Gov. Tim Walz's exit from National Guard |url=https://www.startribune.com/walzs-24-years-in-national-guard-get-renewed-scrutiny-from-gop-opponent-who-didnt-serve/600216280/ |work=Star Tribune}}</ref> but retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.<ref name="Bakst" />

== U.S. House of Representatives ==

=== Elections ===
Walz announced he would run for Congress in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walz stays mum on choice for No. 2 House leader|author=Ed Felker|url=http://www.bluestemprairie.com/a_bluestem_prairie/2006/11/rochester_post__4.html|access-date=November 16, 2006|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410112359/https://www.bluestemprairie.com/a_bluestem_prairie/2006/11/rochester_post__4.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Joshua |date=2006-01-01 |title=Company, Left |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/01/company-left/304529/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |work=The Atlantic |language=en |issn=2151-9463}}</ref> He had no opponent for the DFL nomination the next year in the September 12 primary election. He beat incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Gil Gutknecht]] in the [[2006 United States elections|general election]] on November 7, and took office on January 3, 2007. After the election, ''[[Politico]]'' described Gutknecht as having been caught "off guard", and Walz as having "resolved never to get caught like that himself.... He packaged himself as a moderate from Day One, built an office centered on constituent service and carved out a niche as a tireless advocate for veterans."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Walz confident about survival|author=James Hohmann|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43583.html|newspaper=Politico|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-date=February 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211151100/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43583.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Walz was reelected in 2008 with 62% of the vote, becoming only the second non-Republican to win a second full term in the district. He won a third term in 2010, defeating [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State Representative]] [[Randy Demmer]] with 50% of the vote. He was reelected in 2012, 2014, and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Democrat Tim Walz re-elected to Congress in southern Minnesota, defeating GOP's Jim Hagedorn |work=Star Tribune |date=November 4, 2014 |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/281552131.html |access-date=November 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108200955/http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/281552131.html |archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref>

=== Tenure ===
[[File:Tim Walz, official 110th Congress photo portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|Walz freshman portrait<br /> ([[110th United States Congress|110th Congress]]), 2006]]
Upon his swearing in, Walz became the highest-ranking retired [[Enlisted rank|enlisted soldier]] ever to serve in Congress,<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz to Deliver Democratic Radio Address|publisher=Tim Walz |url=http://walz.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=56057|access-date=May 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425192002/http://walz.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=56057 |archive-date=April 25, 2007}}</ref> as well as only the fourth Democrat/DFLer to represent his district. The others were [[Thomas Wilson (Minnesota politician)|Thomas Wilson]] (1887–1889), [[William H. Harries|William Harries]] (1891–1893), and [[Tim Penny]] (1983–1995). Walz served on the [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|House Agriculture Committee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Walz, Ellison, get first committee assignments|work=Star Tribune|date=January 8, 2007 |url=http://www.startribune.com/587/story/871432.html|access-date=January 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112230218/http://www.startribune.com/587/story/871432.html |archive-date=January 12, 2007}}</ref> [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Committee on Veterans' Affairs]], and the [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services Committee]]. Along with fellow Minnesota Democrat [[Keith Ellison]], Walz opposed President [[George W. Bush|Bush's]] plan to [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007|increase troop levels]] in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|last=Diaz |first=Kevin |title=Minnesota delegation offers cool response |work=Star Tribune |date=January 8, 2007 |url=http://www.startribune.com/587/story/923881.html |access-date=January 9, 2007}} {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In his first week as a legislator, Walz cosponsored a bill to raise the [[minimum wage]], voted for [[stem cell]] research, voted to allow [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] to negotiate pharmaceutical prices, and voiced support for pay-as-you-go budget rules, requiring that new spending or tax changes not add to the federal deficit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fischenich |first=Mark |title=Walz eager to dig into legislative issues |publisher=Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |date=January 7, 2007 |url=http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/local_story_007001204.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909152817/http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/local_story_007001204.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2007}}</ref>

Even as he represented a district that had usually voted Republican, pundits described Walz's policy positions as ranging from moderate to liberal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opencongress.org/states/MN/districts/1 |title=Minnesota's 1st Congressional District |publisher=OpenCongress |access-date=July 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917010807/http://www.opencongress.org/states/MN/districts/1 |archive-date=September 17, 2011}}</ref> He voted against the act to Prohibit Federally Funded Abortion Services<ref name="votesmart.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=28173&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on H Amdt 509 – Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112808/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live}}</ref> and to advance the [[Affordable Care Act]] out of the House.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=28171&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 3962 – Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112809/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live}}</ref> He also voted to continue funding for military operations in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19238&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 2642 – Funding for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112810/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live}}</ref> and against the 2008 TARP bill, which purchased troubled assets from financial institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=22467&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 1424 – Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112808/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live}}</ref>

Walz received a 100% rating from [[Planned Parenthood]] in 2012, from the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] in 2011, from the [[American Immigration Lawyers Association]] in 2009–2010, from the [[AFL-CIO]] in 2010, from the [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]] in 2009–2010, and from the [[National Organization for Women]] in 2007. He also received single-digit ratings from the [[National Taxpayers Union]], [[Citizens Against Government Waste|Citizens against Government Waste]], [[Americans for Tax Reform]], and [[FreedomWorks]]. The [[United States Chamber of Commerce]] gave him a 25% rating in 2010.<ref name="votesmart2">{{cite news|title=Representative Timothy 'Tim' J. Walz's Special Interest Group Ratings|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/65443/tim-walz|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107182918/http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/65443/tim-walz|url-status=live}}</ref> Walz was ranked the 7th-most bipartisan House member during the [[114th United States Congress|114th Congress]] (and the most bipartisan member from Minnesota) in the Bipartisan Index created by [[Richard Lugar#The Lugar Center|The Lugar Center]] and the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]], which ranks members of Congress by measuring how often their bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and how often they co-sponsor bills by members of the opposite party.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/The%20Lugar%20Center%20-%20McCourt%20School%20Bipartisan%20Index%20114th%20Congress%20House%20Scores.pdf|title=The Lugar Center – McCourt School Bipartisan Index|publisher=[[Richard Lugar#The Lugar Center|The Lugar Center]]|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081713/http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/The%20Lugar%20Center%20-%20McCourt%20School%20Bipartisan%20Index%20114th%20Congress%20House%20Scores.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Committee assignments ===
* [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|Committee on Agriculture]]
** [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry|Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry]]
** [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development|Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development]]
* [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Committee on Veterans' Affairs]] (ranking member)
** [[United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs|Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs]]
** [[United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity|Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity]]

=== Caucus memberships ===
* Chair, Congressional EMS Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naemt.org/advocacy/ems-caucus|title=EMS Caucus|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129135603/https://www.naemt.org/advocacy/ems-caucus|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Co-Chair, National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://palazzo.house.gov/ngrcc/membership.htm|title=Membership|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813085449/http://palazzo.house.gov/ngrcc/membership.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsmenslink.org/caucuses/congressional|title=Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus 114th Congress|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609221936/http://sportsmenslink.org/caucuses/congressional/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Co-Chair, Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/congressional-veterans-jobs-caucus-members|title=Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus Members|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611094621/http://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/congressional-veterans-jobs-caucus-members|archive-date=June 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Member, LGBT Equality Caucus<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lgbt-polis.house.gov/members|title=Members|work=LGBT Equality Caucus|access-date=March 23, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402205955/http://lgbt-polis.house.gov/members|archive-date=April 2, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Arts Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Governor of Minnesota==
===Elections===
====2018====
{{see also|2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election}}
[[File:DFL_Candidates_Walz_And_Smith_Visit_Bemidji_To_Rally_Supporters.webm|thumb|Walz campaigning in [[Bemidji, Minnesota]], October 2018]]
Walz announced he would run for governor after [[Mark Dayton]], the incumbent Democratic governor, chose not to seek a third term. On November 6, 2018, Walz was [[2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election|elected governor]], defeating the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] [[County commission|Commissioner]] [[Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Jeff Johnson]].<ref name= "election"/>

During the campaign, two senior NCOs of the [[Minnesota National Guard]] falsely accused Walz of fabricating facts about his service and lying about his military rank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wctrib.com/letters/4523919-truth-about-tim-walz|title=The Truth About Tim Walz|last=Behrends|first=Thomas|website=www.wctrib.com|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408155924/https://www.wctrib.com/letters/4523919-truth-about-tim-walz|url-status=dead}}</ref> The allegation about his military rank was debunked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postbulletin.com/news/answer_man/answer-man-is-walz-s-rank-rank/article_ce14f41a-a63c-11e8-a3d8-4f3d71d07f09.html|title=Answer Man: Is Walz's rank rank?|last=Heusdens|first=Blair|website=www.postbulletin.com|date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828195219/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/answer_man/answer-man-is-walz-s-rank-rank/article_ce14f41a-a63c-11e8-a3d8-4f3d71d07f09.html|archive-date=August 28, 2018|access-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref>

====2022====
{{see also|2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election}}
Walz sought reelection in 2022.<ref name = "walz running">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/19/gov-walz-running-for-reelection|title=Gov. Walz makes it official: He's running for a second term|website=MPR News|date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020180823/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/19/gov-walz-running-for-reelection|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the August 9 Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee [[Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)|Scott Jensen]] in the [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election|November general election]]. On November 8, 2022, Walz defeated Jensen, 52.3% to 44.6%. Though Jensen fared better than Walz's opponent had in 2018 and made gains against Walz in Greater Minnesota, he did not overcome Walz's lead in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] [[metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaul |first=Greta |date=2022-11-09 |title=How Walz won Minnesota governor's contest against Jensen in charts |work=[[MinnPost]] |url=https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/11/how-walz-won-minnesota-governors-contest-against-jensen-in-charts/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109194020/https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/11/how-walz-won-minnesota-governors-contest-against-jensen-in-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Minnesota Governor Election Results |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-minnesota-governor.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109154054/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-minnesota-governor.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tenure===
[[File:Tim Walz is sworn in as Minnesota's 41st governor at the Fitzgeral Theater in St Paul, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Tim Walz's swearing-in as Minnesota's 41st governor with his family by his side in 2019]]

Walz was sworn in as governor of Minnesota on January 7, 2019, at the [[Fitzgerald Theater]] in Saint Paul. Walz took the oath of office alongside incoming [[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Peggy Flanagan]], [[Minnesota Secretary of State]] [[Steve Simon]], [[Minnesota State Auditor]] [[Julie Blaha]], and [[Attorney General of Minnesota|Minnesota Attorney General]] [[Keith Ellison]], all [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/07/photos-inauguration-day-in-minnesota|title=Photos: The Walz Administration takes oath of office|last=Frost|first=Evan|website=www.mprnews.org|date=January 7, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108032029/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/07/photos-inauguration-day-in-minnesota|url-status=live}}</ref> Walz spoke about education and healthcare reform in his inauguration speech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-to-be-sworn-in-as-minnesota-s-next-governor/503998952/|title=Tim Walz sworn in as Minnesota's next governor|website=Star Tribune|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110031430/http://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-to-be-sworn-in-as-minnesota-s-next-governor/503998952/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Police reform and protest response====
{{see also|George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul}}

On May 26, 2020, the day after the [[murder of George Floyd]], Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan demanded justice and called the video of Minneapolis police officer [[Derek Chauvin]] kneeling on [[George Floyd]]'s neck "disturbing".<ref name="WCCO">{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Esme|date=May 26, 2020|title='I Can't Breathe!': Video Of Fatal Arrest Shows Minneapolis Officer Kneeling On George Floyd's Neck For Several Minutes|publisher=[[WCCO-TV]]|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/26/george-floyd-man-dies-after-being-arrested-by-minneapolis-police-fbi-called-to-investigate/|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2020|quote=While lying facedown on the road, Floyd repeatedly groans and says he can't breathe.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526170730/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/26/george-floyd-man-dies-after-being-arrested-by-minneapolis-police-fbi-called-to-investigate/|archive-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Walz elaborated, "The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice".<ref name="WCCO"/>

Walz's initial response to the widespread protests following Floyd's murder was criticized by political opponents and other groups.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bierschbach |first1=Briana |title=Gov. Tim Walz laments 'abject failure' of riot response |url=https://www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz-laments-abject-failure-of-riot-response/570864092/ |access-date=March 30, 2022 |work=Star Tribune |date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331172033/https://www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz-laments-abject-failure-of-riot-response/570864092/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GOP report slams Walz for response to unrest |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/10/13/gop-report-slams-walz-for-response-to-george-floyd-unrest |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=MPR News |date=October 13, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926163532/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/10/13/gop-report-slams-walz-for-response-to-george-floyd-unrest |url-status=live }}</ref> He later responded to the murder by ordering the Minnesota legislature to reconvene for special sessions on legislation for police reform and accountability.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/10/walz-set-to-speak-at-3-pm-on-cops-covid19-economy-special-session|title=Walz calls special session on police accountability, bonding|publisher=MPR News|date=June 10, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611215906/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/10/walz-set-to-speak-at-3-pm-on-cops-covid19-economy-special-session|url-status=live}}</ref> After police reform failed to pass the first special session in June,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/special-session-ends-no-police-reform-bills|title=SPECIAL SESSION ENDS WITH NO POLICE REFORM BILLS|agency=Associated Press|publisher=KNSI|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623192141/https://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/special-session-ends-no-police-reform-bills|url-status=dead}}</ref> a second special session was held in July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/07/20/second-session-second-week|title=Special session enters second week with little accomplished|first=Tim|last=Nelson|publisher=MPR News|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722190448/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/07/20/second-session-second-week|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 21, the legislature passed major police reform legislation.<ref name="minnesotareform" /> The new compromise law included a limited ban on police from using [[Chokehold|chokeholds]] so long as the officers are not at greater risk.<ref name="minnesotareform">{{cite news|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/07/21/legislature-passes-policing-bill-ends-special-session|title=Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session|first=Brian|last=Bakst|publisher=MPR|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721112538/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/07/21/legislature-passes-policing-bill-ends-special-session|url-status=live}}</ref> It banned the old warrior training program, which was regarded as dehumanizing people and encouraging aggressive conduct.<ref name="minnesotareform" /> It required training peace officers to deal with people with autism or in a mental health crisis and deescalation training for situations that could turn volatile.<ref name="minnesotareform" /> It also created a special independent unit at the [[Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension|Bureau of Criminal Apprehension]] for investigations of fatal police encounters and a community relations advisory council to consult with the Police Officers Standards and Training Board on policy changes.<ref name="minnesotareform" /> Walz signed the legislation into law on July 23.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/walz-signs-police-accountability-bill-sparked-by-george-floyd-s-death/571875822/|title=Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs police accountability bill sparked by George Floyd's death|first=Torey|last=Van Oot|publisher=Star Tribune|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723162957/https://www.startribune.com/walz-signs-police-accountability-bill-sparked-by-george-floyd-s-death/571875822/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====NPVIC====

On May 24, 2023, Walz signed an [[Omnibus bill|omnibus]] [[Appropriation bill|appropriations bill]] into law that included a section that adjoined Minnesota to the [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota|date=January 18, 2016 |url=https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state/mn|publisher=[[National Popular Vote Inc.]]|access-date=30 May 2023|archive-date=May 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530231437/https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state/mn|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Democracy Alerts - Minnesota Legislature Passes Pro-Voting Reforms in Funding Bill|date=May 24, 2023|website=[[Democracy Docket]]|url=https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/minnesota-legislature-passes-pro-voting-reforms-in-funding-bill/|access-date=30 May 2023|archive-date=May 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530231432/https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/minnesota-legislature-passes-pro-voting-reforms-in-funding-bill/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2023 legislative session ====
The [[93rd Minnesota Legislature]], in session from January to May 2023, was the first legislature to be fully [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]]-controlled since the [[88th Minnesota Legislature]] in 2013–15. It passed several major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiring [[Paid time off|paid leave]], banning [[Non-compete clause|noncompete agreements]], cannabis legalization, increased spending on infrastructure and environmental issues, tax modifications, codifying [[Abortion in Minnesota#Protecting Reproductive Options Act|abortion rights]], universal [[free school meals]], and universal [[Universal background check|gun background checks]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Bierschbach |first1=Briana |last2=Tribune |first2=Jessie Van Berkel Star |title=Minnesota Legislature wrapping work on one of the most consequential sessions in state history |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-legislature-wraps-work-on-one-of-the-most-consequential-sessions-in-state-history-tax/600276542/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521043216/https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-legislature-wraps-work-on-one-of-the-most-consequential-sessions-in-state-history-tax/600276542/ |archive-date=2023-05-21 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> The ''[[Star Tribune]]'' called the session "one of the most consequential" ever in Minnesota; Walz called it the "most productive session in Minnesota history".<ref name=":0" /> While Walz signed almost all legislation passed by the legislature, he vetoed a bill intended to increase pay for [[Ridesharing company|rideshare]] drivers, his first veto as governor, saying that it did not strike the right balance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesterak |first=Max |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Gov. Walz issues first veto, blocks bill setting minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/25/uber-says-it-will-shut-down-some-services-in-minnesota-if-governor-signs-new-regulations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602000815/https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/25/uber-says-it-will-shut-down-some-services-in-minnesota-if-governor-signs-new-regulations/ |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Minnesota Reformer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Rochelle |last2=Harlow |first2=Tim |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Gov. Walz vetoes rideshare bill, his first veto in five sessions |url=https://www.startribune.com/gov-walz-issues-his-first-veto-bill-would-have-boosted-pay-for-rideshare-drivers/600277811/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605012754/https://www.startribune.com/gov-walz-issues-his-first-veto-bill-would-have-boosted-pay-for-rideshare-drivers/600277811/ |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>

== Political positions ==
[[File:Tim Walz Jesse Ventura cannabis bill.jpg|thumb|right|Walz at the signing ceremony for House File 100 legalizing recreational cannabis. He is joined by Minnesota's 38th governor, [[Jesse Ventura]].]]

=== Cannabis ===
Walz advocated for the [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of recreational cannabis]] as governor of Minnesota.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faircloth |first1=Ryan |title=Gov. Walz lights into MN Republicans for killing recreational marijuana bill |url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/12/gov-walz-rips-into-mn-republicans-for-killing-recreational-marijuana-bill/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |date=March 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201220246/https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/12/gov-walz-rips-into-mn-republicans-for-killing-recreational-marijuana-bill/ |archive-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pugmire |first1=Tim |title=Walz wants state to be ready to roll on legal marijuana |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/26/walz-wants-state-to-be-ready-to-roll-on-legal-marijuana |access-date=January 11, 2023 |work=MPR News |date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111174926/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/26/walz-wants-state-to-be-ready-to-roll-on-legal-marijuana |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaeger |first1=Kyle |title=Minnesota's Governor Wants People To Sign A Marijuana Petition Asking Lawmakers To Put Legalization On His Desk |url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesotas-governor-wants-people-to-sign-a-marijuana-petition-asking-lawmakers-to-put-legalization-on-his-desk/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |work=Marijuana Moment |date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111174926/https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesotas-governor-wants-people-to-sign-a-marijuana-petition-asking-lawmakers-to-put-legalization-on-his-desk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a candidate for governor in 2017, he said: "We have an opportunity in Minnesota to replace the current failed policy with one that creates tax revenue, grows jobs, builds opportunities for Minnesotans, protects Minnesota kids, and trusts adults to make personal decisions based on their personal freedoms."<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Tim Walz Wants Recreational Marijuana Legalized In Minnesota |url=https://www.southernminnesotanews.com/rep-walz-wants-recreational-marijuana-legalized-minnesota/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |work=Southern Minnesota News |date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070909/https://www.southernminnesotanews.com/rep-walz-wants-recreational-marijuana-legalized-minnesota/ |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2022, he proposed the creation of a Cannabis Management Office to develop and implement the "regulatory framework for adult-use cannabis" in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gov. Walz calls for recreational marijuana legalization in Minnesota |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/marijuana-legalization-in-minnesota-gov-walz-pushes-for-legalization |access-date=January 11, 2023 |work=KMSP |date=January 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111174926/https://www.fox9.com/news/marijuana-legalization-in-minnesota-gov-walz-pushes-for-legalization |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=January 26, 2022 |title=Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Plan to Protect Minnesotans' Health and Safety |url=https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-516411 |location=St. Paul, Minnesota |publisher=mn.gov}}</ref> On May 30, 2023, he signed into law House File 100 to legalize recreational [[cannabis in Minnesota]], which went into effect on August 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Trisha |title=Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August |url=https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-minnesota-cannabis-legalization-pot-9a92dda1a1025c5b26033a3ad716a004 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |work=Associated Press |date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaeger |first1=Kyle |title=Minnesota Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Bill Into Law |url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesota-governor-signs-marijuana-legalization-bill-into-law/ |access-date=July 16, 2023 |work=Marijuana Moment |date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>

=== Economic issues ===
During the [[2007–2008 financial crisis|economic crisis in 2008]], Walz repeatedly spoke out against using taxpayer money to bail out financial institutions; in late September, he voted against the $700 billion TARP bill, which purchased troubled assets from these institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=22428&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 3997 – Financial Asset Purchase Authority |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112856/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live }}</ref> Walz released a statement after the bill's passage, saying, "The bill we voted on today passes the buck when it comes to recouping the losses taxpayers might suffer. I also regret that this bill does not do enough to help average homeowners, or provide sufficient oversight of Wall Street."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=434133&keyword=bailout&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz Votes Against Bailout Plan |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=September 29, 2008 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112810/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For the same reasons, in December 2008, he voted against the bill that offered $14 billion in government loans to bail out the country's large automobile manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=23069&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 7321 – Automotive Industry Financing |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> In June 2009 Walz introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the federal government to "relinquish its temporary ownership interests in the [[General Motors|General Motors Company]] and the [[Stellantis North America|Chrysler Group]], LLC, as soon as possible" and stated that the government must not be involved in those companies' management decisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=478878&keyword=bailout&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz Introduces Resolution Calling for Exit Strategy of the Federal Government's Ownership of Car Companies |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112810/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Governor_Walz_at_Massman_Automation_Manufacturing_Plant_53517676020.jpg|thumb|Walz talking with workers at the Massman Automation manufacturing plant, February 2024]]
Despite his votes against bailout bills that loaned taxpayer money to large banks and auto manufacturers, Walz did vote with his Democratic colleagues to support the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]. As a member of the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|House Transportation Committee]], Walz saw the stimulus bill as an opportunity to work "with his congressional colleagues to make job creation through investment in public infrastructure like roads, bridges and clean energy the cornerstone of the economic recovery plan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=438895&keyword=economy+and+jobs&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz Votes to Create Millions of Jobs Through House Economic Recovery Plan |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112811/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Walz has focused heavily on job and economic issues important to his southern Minnesota district, which has a mix of larger employers like the [[Mayo Clinic]] along with small businesses and agricultural interests. In July 2009, he voted for the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, which he described as "part of our long-term economic blueprint to spur job creation by encouraging America's entrepreneurs to innovate toward breakthrough technological advancements".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=478873&keyword=economy+and+jobs&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Rep. Tim Walz Votes to Create Small Business Jobs, Spur Economic Growth |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll486.xml |title=Archived copy |website=clerk.house.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102203622/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll486.xml |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=}}</ref> Walz also urged assistance for hog and dairy farmers who struggled with lower prices for their commodities in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=442058&keyword=economy+and+jobs&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz Urges Swift Action to Assist Dairy Producers |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref>

=== Education ===
[[File:Governor_Tim_Walz_visits_Lake_Middle_School_-_52532401654.jpg|thumb|Walz visiting [[South Washington County School District|Lake Middle School]], November 2022]]
Walz was a public school teacher for 20 years. He opposes using merit pay for teachers.<ref name="votesmart1">{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Issue Positions (Political Courage Test) |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=October 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030180316/https://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=65443 |url-status=live }}</ref> Voting in favor of the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]], Walz pointed to its strong provisions in support of public school buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=27656&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 3221 – Student Aid Program Modifications |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=23644&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 1 – Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> Walz is on record supporting legislation to lower tuition costs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=478875&keyword=education&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Rep Walz Announces New Program to Make College More Affordable |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> In a February 12, 2009 speech, he said that the most important thing to do "to ensure a solid base for [America's] economic future … is to provide the best education possible for [American] children."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=444707&keyword=education&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— School Funding |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> He has received strong backing for these policies from many interest groups, including the National Education Association, the [[American Association of University Women]] and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.<ref name="votesmart3">{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Interest Group Ratings |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=May 14, 2010 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705125325/http://votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=65443 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Guns ===
While in Congress, Walz was a strong supporter of [[Right to keep and bear arms|gun rights]] and was endorsed by the [[Political Victory Fund|NRA Political Victory Fund]] (NRA-PVF) multiple times, receiving an A grade from the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/amp/story/2012/10/02/walz-picks-up-nra-endorsement-over-quist|title=Walz picks up NRA endorsement over Quist|date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106032304/https://www.mprnews.org/amp/story/2012/10/02/walz-picks-up-nra-endorsement-over-quist|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100924/nra-pvf-endorses-tim-walz-for-us-house-of-representatives-in-minnesota-s-1st-congressional-district|title=NRA-PVF Endorses Tim Walz for U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106032304/https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100924/nra-pvf-endorses-tim-walz-for-us-house-of-representatives-in-minnesota-s-1st-congressional-district|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the [[Parkland high school shooting]] in 2018, he denounced the NRA in a ''[[Star Tribune]]'' opinion piece, and announced that he would donate the equivalent of all of the campaign contributions the NRA-PVF had given him—$18,000—to the [[Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walz |first=Tim |title=OPINION EXCHANGE {{!}} Tim Walz: Please understand my full record on guns |url=https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-please-understand-my-full-record-on-guns/475013423/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Star Tribune |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605170102/https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-please-understand-my-full-record-on-guns/475013423/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As governor, Walz expressed support for gun regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2023 |title='Keep choosing the right fights': Gov. Walz delivers annual State of the State Address |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/keep-choosing-the-right-fights-governor-tim-walz-delivers-annual-state-of-the-state-address/89-e2214047-610a-432b-aeff-ab2f57dc674e |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, he signed into law a public safety bill that establishes [[Universal background check|universal background checks]] and [[Red flag law|red-flag laws]] in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |date=<!-- 12:45 PM CDT --> May 19, 2023 |title=Gov. Walz signs public safety bill, including new gun control measures |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/gov-walz-signs-gun-control-public-safety/89-2d0dff23-d6d5-46f0-aebf-d5b9970007f8 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== LGBT rights ===
Walz supports LGBT rights, including federal anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sexual orientation.<ref name="votesmart1" /> In a 2009 speech he called for an end to the [[Don't ask, don't tell]] policy. Walz voted in favor of the [[Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act]] and the Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act. In 2007, he received a 90% grade from the [[Human Rights Campaign]], the nation's largest [[LGBT rights organization]].<ref name="votesmart2" /> In 2011, Walz announced his support for the [[Respect for Marriage Act]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ameigh|first=Sarah|title=North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Measure: A Reactionary's Response to Progress|url=http://www.americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2011-09-north-carolinas-anti-lgbt-measure-a-reactionarys-res |work=American Humanist|access-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930080540/http://www.americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2011-09-north-carolinas-anti-lgbt-measure-a-reactionarys-res|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>

=== Veterans' issues ===
[[File:P20230403CS-0131 (52832301062).jpg|thumb|Walz greeting President [[Joe Biden]], 2023]]Having served 24 years in the Army National Guard, as a freshman in Congress he was given a rare third committee membership when he was assigned to the [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|House Committee on Veterans' Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=259152&keyword=veterans&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz Receives Rare Third Committee Appointment |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=January 18, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112809/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Walz has championed enhanced veterans benefits since taking office in 2007. In May of that year the House unanimously passed his "Traumatic Brain Injuries Center Act" to set up five centers around the nation to study traumatic brain injuries and develop improved models for caring for veterans suffering from such injuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=289133&keyword=veterans&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Walz's TBI Legislation Unanimously Passes House |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=May 24, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112812/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Walz also supported the GI Bill of 2008, which expanded education benefits for veterans and in some cases allowed them to transfer education benefits to family members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=20029&can_id=65443 |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Walz on HR 2642 – GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112810/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Walz gave the keynote address at the [[American Legion]] National Convention in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]. He spoke about the need for the VA and [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] to work together to make sure that returning service men and women "do not fall through the cracks when they transition to civilian life".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=492417&keyword=&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart&nbsp;— Representative Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz&nbsp;— Congressman Walz Gives Keynote Address At American Legion National Convention |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=August 26, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203112810/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Walz was the lead House sponsor of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which directs the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] to report on veteran mental health care and suicide prevention programs. It also gives the VA permission to provide incentives to psychiatrists who agree to join the VA medical system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr203|title=H.R. 203 (114th)|access-date=June 18, 2016|author=114th Congress (2015)|date=January 7, 2015|work=Legislation|publisher=GovTrack.us|quote=Clay Hunt SAV Act|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122436/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr203|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Women's issues ===
Walz supports abortion rights,<ref name="votesmart1" /> and has a 100% rating from [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref name="votesmart2" /> The [[National Right to Life Committee]] gave him a rating of zero.<ref name="votesmart2" /> In early 2009, Walz voted for the [[Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009|Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll037.xml |title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 37: On passage of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 |access-date=24 Nov 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707034125/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll037.xml |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Walz and his wife, Gwen, married in 1994. They lived in [[Mankato, Minnesota]], for nearly 20 years before moving to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] with their two children upon his election as governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://walz.house.gov/about/full-biography|title=Full Biography|date=December 11, 2012|work=Honorable Tim Walz|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221222440/https://walz.house.gov/about/full-biography|url-status=live}}</ref>

Walz's brother Craig died after being hit by a falling tree during a storm in 2016. He was survived by his wife Julie, and their son Jacob, who suffered severe injuries but survived.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kttc.com/story/32267440/2016/06/Tuesday/walz-family-gathers-at-st-marys-in-duluth-as-rescued-teen-faces-multiple-surgeries|title=Walz family gathers at St. Mary's in Duluth as rescued teen faces multiple surgeries|last=Sederstrom|first=Noel|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061646/http://www.kttc.com/story/32267440/2016/06/Tuesday/walz-family-gathers-at-st-marys-in-duluth-as-rescued-teen-faces-multiple-surgeries|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 2, 2016 |title=Obituary: Craig Walz |url=https://norfolkdailynews.com/obituaries/craig-walz/article_cdf45e32-4070-11e6-92f5-8b0ed2bd9137.html |work=Norfolk Daily News}}</ref>

Walz is [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]].<ref name="Wormald 2015">{{cite web | last=Wormald | first=Benjamin | title=Faith on the Hill: The Religious Affiliations of the 114th Congress | website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project | date=2015-01-05 | url=https://www.pewforum.org/2015/01/05/faith-on-the-hill/ | access-date=2021-10-03 | archive-date=September 23, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923035635/https://www.pewforum.org/2015/01/05/faith-on-the-hill/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Electoral history ==
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz
 | votes      = 141,622
 | percentage = 53.7
 | change     = -
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = [[Gil Gutknecht]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 126,487
 | percentage = 47.1
 | change     = −13
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz (incumbent)
 | votes      = 207,748
 | percentage = 62.5
 | change     = +9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = Brian J. Davis
 | votes      = 109,446
 | percentage = 32.9
 | change     = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independence Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = Gregory Mikkelson
 | votes      = 14,903
 | percentage = 4.5
 | change     = -
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz (incumbent)
 | votes      = 122,390
 | percentage = 49.4
 | change     = −13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = [[Randy Demmer]]
 | votes      = 109,261
 | percentage = 44.1
 | change     = +11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independence Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = Steven Wilson
 | votes      = 13,243
 | percentage = 5.3
 | change     = +0.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz (incumbent)
 | votes      = 193,211
 | percentage = 57.5
 | change     = +8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party of Minnesota
 | candidate  = [[Allen Quist]]
 | votes      = 142,164
 | percentage = 42.3
 | change     = −1.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz (incumbent)
 | votes      = 122,851
 | percentage = 54.2
 | change     = −3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=[[Jim Hagedorn]]|votes=103,536|percentage=45.7|change=+3.4}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota]], District 1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
 | candidate  = Tim Walz (incumbent)
 | votes      = 169,076
 | percentage = 50.4
 | change     = −3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=[[Jim Hagedorn]]|votes=166,527|percentage=49.6|change=+3.9}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party gubernatorial primary}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Tim Walz|votes=242,832|percentage=41.60%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Erin Murphy|votes=186,969|percentage=32.03%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Lori Swanson|votes=143,517|percentage=24.59%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Tim Holden|votes=6,398|percentage=1.10%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Olé Savior|votes=4,019|percentage=0.69%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=583,735|percentage=100%}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=[[2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-general-election-results/ |title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2018 General Election Results |website=www.sos.state.mn.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410222831/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-general-election-results/ |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |url-status=}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
  |candidate=Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan
  |votes=1,393,096
  |percentage=53.84%
  |change=+3.77%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party=Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate=Jeff Johnson/Donna Bergstrom
  |votes=1,097,705
  |percentage=42.43%
  |change=−2.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party=Grassroots Party
  |candidate=Chris Wright/Judith Schwartzbacker
  |votes=68,667
  |percentage=2.65%
  |change=+1.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party=Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate=Josh Welter/Mary O'Connor
  |votes=26,735
  |percentage=1.03%
  |change=+0.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party = n/a
  |candidate = Write-ins
  |votes = 1,084
  |percentage = 0.04%
  |change = 0.00%
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{{Election box total
  |votes      =2,587,287
  |percentage =100.0%
|change = N/A
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin 
| title = [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2022/2022-general-election-results/ |website=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201133547/https://sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2022/2022-general-election-results/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/CountyStatisticsStatewide/Index?ersElectionId=149 | title=- Election Results | access-date=November 30, 2022 | archive-date=December 2, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202164833/https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/CountyStatisticsStatewide/Index?ersElectionId=149 | url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan (incumbent)|votes=1,312,311|percentage=52.27%|change=–1.57%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)|Scott Jensen]]/[[Matt Birk]]|votes=1,119,911|percentage=44.61%|change=+2.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Legal Marijuana Now Party|candidate=James McCaskel/David Sandbeck|votes=29,435|percentage=1.17%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Grassroots—Legalize Cannabis Party|candidate=Steve Patterson/Matt Huff|votes=22,604|percentage=0.90%|change=–1.75%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independence Party of Minnesota|candidate=Hugh McTavish/Mike Winter|votes=18,156|percentage=0.72%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Workers Party (United States)|candidate=Gabrielle Prosser/Kevin Dwire|votes=7,240|percentage=0.29%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party = n/a
  |candidate = Write-ins
  |votes = 1,026
  |percentage = 0.04%
  |change = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes =2,510,683 
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[United States congressional delegations from Minnesota]]
* [[List of United States representatives from Minnesota]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://mn.gov/governor/ Governor Tim Walz] official government website
* [https://walzflanagan.org/ Tim Walz for Governor] campaign website
* {{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Minnesota/Government/Executive/Governor_Tim_Walz}}
* {{C-SPAN|1018510}}
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