Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate on Tuesday -- a choice that could potentially usher in a historic first.
If Harris and Walz win, prompting Walz to resign as governor, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would take over the position, according to Minnesota's constitution -- and would become the first Native American woman to ever serve as a state governor.FILE - Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, and Gov. Tim Walz speak to reporters at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, March 21, 2022.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Flanagan celebrated the news Walz had been selected as the vice presidential nominee. "I've been friends with Tim Walz for almost 20 years. And for more than five years, he's been my partner in justice at the Minnesota Capitol," she wrote. "He has the grit and the grace to keep our country moving forward alongside Kamala Harris."
As lieutenant governor, Flanagan worked with Walz and other members of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to pass a laundry list of progressive legislation -- including free school breakfasts and lunches, paid family and medical leave, legalizing marijuana, codifying abortion access and enacting stricter firearms laws -- in what Walz called "the most productive session in Minnesota history," according to...
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