Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is the first former schoolteacher to appear as a vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket in half a century, according to The Hill and NewsNation. The media outlets asked University of St. Thomas assistant political science professor Tim Lynch to weigh in about what’s different about Walz’s candidacy given his teaching background.
From the story “Tim Walz’s selection by Kamala Harris excites teachers”:
“They met teaching at the same public school, and education has been a really important part of what the first lady, Gwen Walz, has been focused on in her time since Tim Walz has become the governor,” said Tim Lynch, a political science professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
“Something else that, I think, is worth kind of noting is they have a child who’s still in high school, and their youngest child is in the local St. Paul Public School District. So, I think that that’s something that we don’t always see from national candidates,” Lynch added.
