Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that he is running for a third term in office next year.
“I’ve always tried to do what’s right for Minnesota,” Walz said in his campaign launch video, The Hill news outlet reported. “And I’ll never stop fighting to protect us from the chaos, corruption, and cruelty coming out of Washington.”
In the video, Walz remembered Democratic state Sen. Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a shooting earlier this year.
“We’ve seen terrible times this year. I’m heartbroken and angry about the beautiful people we’ve lost to gun violence,” Walz said. “But it’s in these moments we have to come together. We can’t lose hope because I’ve seen what we can when we come together.”
Walz in 2024 ran for vice president last year alongside then-Vice President Kamala Harris, who selected him to be her running mate after then-President Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
Several Republicans are challenging Walz in the gubernatorial election, including former state Sen. Scott Jensen and state Rep. Kristin Robbins.
Walz defeated Jensen in 2022 by about six points, while Harris won the state last year by just about four points. The Cook Political Report rates the race as “likely Democratic.”
