The police photo, obtained by Newsweek, captures a younger Walz, then a 31-year-old teacher, after he was pulled over going 40 mph over the speed limit.
Nearly a decade before his political ascent, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, then a high school teacher and now a vice presidential candidate, nearly abandoned his teaching career after a drunk-driving incident on a Nebraska highway.A mugshot of Walz after his 1995 arrest in Chadron, Neb., obtained by Newsweek, captures the 31-year-old teacher and Army National Guard member wearing glasses and a hat during his booking.Walz was working in Alliance, Neb.
'I learned my lesson, and it made me a better person and a better leader,' Walz said during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign. 'It was a serious mistake, but it taught me valuable lessons about responsibility and consequences.'Walz cites the arrest as the catalyst for his decision to quit drinking, a commitment he has maintained for nearly three decades. Now, he prefers Diet Mountain Dew—the same drink favored by his Republican opponent, Ohio Senator JD Vance.
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