Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential running-mate Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz last year signed into law a string of progressive bills across an array of policy issues.
As Harris narrowed her choice for a running mate, Walz emerged as the favorite of their Democratic Party’s progressive wing, due in part to his legislative record.
Harris officially announced Walz on Tuesday as her pick for vice president, and the pair appeared at a rally in Philadelphia that evening at which Harris touted Walz’s credentials.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Harris “bent the knee to the far left of her party” in choosing Walz.
After Harris’ announcement, Walz’s progressive record came to the forefront particularly his abortion stance that resulted in at least five infants “born alive” in 2021 as a result of failed abortions. None of the infants received life-saving care.
A review of Walz’s overall legislative record last year showing the array of left-wing policies he signed into law prompted NBC News to call the state a “laboratory in pushing progressive policy.”
After Walz was reelected as governor in 2022, a Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote the headline: “Minnesota Democrats rapidly advance the most progressive agenda in a generation.”
