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ARTICLE VIEW:
Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP candidate, says he’ll seek a third
term as Minnesota governor
By Associated Press
Updated:
10:13 AM EDT, Tue September 16, 2025
Source: AP
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will seek a third term in 2026,
hoping to beat the odds to become the longest-serving governor in a
state where voters have usually said two terms were plenty.
In a campaign posted on YouTube, Walz said he’s running because his
work is not done and he wants to make Minnesota a place where everyone
has a chance succeed.
“I’ve seen how we help each other through the hard times,” he
said. “And boy, we’ve seen terrible times this year. I’m
heartbroken and angry about the beautiful people we lost to gun
violence. But it’s in these moments we have to come together.”
Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate on the 2024 Democratic
presidential ticket after his against former President Donald Trump and
his running mate, then-Sen. JD Vance — “These guys are just
weird” — spread widely.
The governor came under heavy GOP criticism after a speech in May when
he compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents under Trump to
the Gestapo in Nazi Germany. Congressional Republicans called him out
at a hearing on immigration in June, but he refused to apologize.
Walz, 61, is also frequently mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential
candidate, but in an in July, he said he would not make a White House
bid if he sought reelection as governor.
Walz said in February he would not run for the US Senate seat being
because he was more interested in staying governor. While his
gubernatorial campaign was actively raising money, he held off on
making it official, hoping to first get past this year’s state
legislative sessions.
But days after finishing that work, his close political ally, former
Minnesota House Speaker , was assassinated. Walz delivered a eulogy at
her funeral.
Walz and Minnesota late last month when two children were killed and 21
people were injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis church where
students from an affiliated school were celebrating Mass.
Walz’s run for the vice presidency introduced the former high school
teacher with a “Midwest Dad” image to a wider, national audience.
He proudly touted the accomplishments of the 2023 legislative session,
when Democrats used their full control to enact a sweeping platform of
liberal priorities, including free school meals for all students. But
it also brought new scrutiny of his record as governor and as a
congressman before that, and his or exaggerate details and mangle his
words.
Walz was first elected in 2018 by over 11 percentage points and by
nearly 8 points in 2022. But no Minnesota governor has won a third
consecutive term since the state switched to four-year terms in 1963.
No Minnesota Republican has won a statewide race since Tim Pawlenty was
reelected to a second term as governor in 2006. However, the
traditionally Democratic state has become increasingly competitive in
recent years. A couple of GOP candidates came close to winning
statewide races in 2022, and the state House was tied between
Republicans and Democrats for the 2025 session.
On the Republican side of the governor’s race, former business
executive and Army veteran Kendall Qualls announced his candidacy in
May and hopes to become Minnesota’s first Black governor. Qualls also
ran in 2022 but lost the GOP endorsement to family physician and former
state Sen. Scott Jensen, who announced in July that he’s running
again.
The only current GOP officeholder in the race so far is state Rep.
Kristin Robbins, who chairs a House committee formed this year to
investigate fraud in government programs.
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