Tennessee Democrats!
We have a Vice Presidential nominee! Please find some talking points below on our new VP nominee that were distributed to us from the DNC and Harris/Walz campaign.
Talking Points:
Governor Walz is a champion for America’s working families. A former football coach who took his team to the state championship for the first time in the school’s history and a Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard who went to college on the GI Bill, he won his first race in a Republican district by representing the needs of farmers and rural America. In Congress, he took action for veterans and forged compromise to get things done. As governor, he has done more to help middle class families get ahead than any other statewide leader in recent memory.
Governor Walz fights and delivers for working families like the one he grew up in. He signed the largest tax cut in state history. He lowered the cost of insulin to $35 per month. He eliminated junk fees. And, he signed paid leave into law so that parents can take care of sick family without losing their job.
Governor Walz has stood up for our fundamental freedoms: making Minnesota the first state to pass a law codifying abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
Governor Walz knows that safe communities means more cops on the street for accountable community policing. He funded Minnesota police departments, helping hire more cops and invest in body cameras. And, he banned chokeholds to build trust between officers and communities.
Governor Walz is a gun owner, avid pheasant hunter, and supporter of the Second Amendment – and he, like millions of gun owners, believes that Congress must do more to tackle gun violence in our communities. As governor, he established universal background checks for gun purchases.
For six terms, Governor Walz represented Minnesota’s First Congressional District – a conservative-leaning district where he was only the second Democrat elected since 1890. The son of an Army veteran and a retired Army National Guard member himself, Walz was the ranking member on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, where he passed legislation to help stem veterans’ suicides.
A lifelong Midwesterner, Governor Walz grew up working on his family farm. A former union member, Governor Walz taught high school for two decades. Governor Walz and Mrs. Walz have two children, Hope and Gus. Governor Walz and Mrs. Walz struggled with years of fertility challenges and had their daughter, Hope, through reproductive health care like IVF – further cementing his commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to this care.
Governor Walz will never stop fighting for America’s working families.
Content to Uplift:
@KamalaHarris: I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his. It’s great to have him on the team. Now let’s get to work. Join us: https://t.co/W4AE2WlMTj
@KamalaHarris: I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @walzforgovernor to be my running mate. One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle class families run deep. It’s personal. He grew up in a small town in Nebraska, spending summers working on his family’s farm. His father died of cancer when he was 19, and his family relied on Social Security survivor benefit checks to make ends meet. At 17, he enlisted in the National Guard, serving for 24 years. He used his GI Bill benefits to go to college, and become a teacher. He served as both the football coach and the advisor of the Gay-Straight Alliance. I share this background both because it’s impressive in its own right, and because you see in no uncertain terms how it informs his record. He worked with Republicans to pass infrastructure investments. He cut taxes for working families. He passed a law to provide paid family and medical leave to Minnesotan families. He made Minnesota the first state in the country to pass a law providing constitutional abortion protections after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and as an avid hunter, he passed a bill requiring universal background checks for gun purchases. But what impressed me most about Tim is his deep commitment to his family: Gwen, Gus, and Hope. Doug and I look forward to working with him and Gwen to build an administration that reflects our shared values. Whether you are a supporter, a volunteer, a donor, a member of our staff, or your name is on the ticket: you are part of the people-powered campaign that is going to defeat Donald Trump. We are going to build a great partnership. We are going to build a great team. We are going to win this election. So let’s get to work. Join our campaign at the link in my bio.
Read the announcement press release HERE.
Thank you for all that you do,
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Brian Córdova
Executive Director
4900 Centennial Blvd. STE 300
Nashville, TN 37209
Office: (615) 327-9779 ext. 109
Direct Line: (615) 612-0676
