![]() 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 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." After the election, Gutknecht was described as having been caught "off guard" and Walz as having "resolved never to get caught like that himself. He beat incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht in the general election on November 7, and took office on January 3, 2007. He had no opponent for the DFL nomination in the Septemprimary election. Walz decided to run for Congress in 2006. Walz and his wife, Gwen, ran Educational Travel Adventures, accompanying high school juniors and seniors on summer educational trips to China. He resumed teaching as a geography teacher and football coach at Mankato West High School. Walz attained the rank of command sergeant major near the end of his career, but retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete coursework at the U.S. In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year. During his career, he worked in disaster response postings following floods and tornados and was deployed overseas on active duty for months, although he never saw combat. Over his military career, he had postings in Arkansas, Texas, the Arctic Circle, New Ulm, Minnesota, and elsewhere. Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1981 and served for 24 years. In 2001, he earned a Master of Science in educational leadership from Minnesota State University, Mankato. ![]() He then accepted a teaching position with WorldTeach in the People's Republic of China. His first teaching experience was at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1989, he earned a bachelor of science degree in social science education from Chadron State College. Walz graduated from Butte High School in a class of 25 students. The son of a public school administrator and community activist, Walz was raised in Chadron, Nebraska, a rural community in the northwestern portion of the state. Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska, the son of Darlene R. Walz was reelected in the 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Scott Jensen. On November 6, 2018, Walz was elected governor, defeating the Republican nominee, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson. Walz represented a large, mostly rural section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. He was reelected five times, retiring in 2019 after being elected governor. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht. ![]() ![]() 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 school district. He later graduated from Chadron State College and Minnesota State University, Mankato. House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019.īorn in West Point, Nebraska, Walz was a member of the Army National Guard, and worked in agriculture, manufacturing, and teaching after high school. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he was a member of the U.S. Timothy James Walz ( / w ɔː l z/ WAWLZ born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and retired educator who has served as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. ![]()
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