ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz and First Lady Gwin and son Gus trekked to their precinct voting place near their Summit Avenue home and cast early ballots. No surprise, said the governor, speaking for himself, he voted for Kamala Harris for president, for Amy Klobuchar for the U.S. Senate, and for Betty McCollum as Minnesota’s MN-4 representative in Congress. Like Walz, all are Democrats. For Gus Walz, 18, thus was his first time voting. He’s a senior at at Central High in St. Paul. The other Walz child, Hope, 23, is a social worker at a homeless shelter in Bozeman, Montana, and a ski instructor at Big Sky. She is a 2023 graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman in criminology and gender studies.
Walz with son. Gus, age 18, was first time voting.
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After voting, the governor, who is Kamala Harris’ running mate for vice president, addressed a recent statemen from rival Donald Trump that he’s adverse to using the military to eradidate his political opposition. Trump called them them “the enemy within.” Walz: “The absolute requirement of Americans is to understand that this rhetoric has not been used in this country, certainly not by a party’s presidential nominee. The opportunity here is to elect Kamala Harris. We’ve made it clear she stands with the people. She stands with the Constitution.”