Tim Walz
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Minnesota's 1st district |
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term begins 2007 |
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| Succeeding: | Gil Gutknecht |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
| Born: | April 6, 1964 West Point, Nebraska |
| Spouse: | Gwen Walz |
Timothy (Tim) Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). Walz is the U.S. Representative-elect for Minnesota's 1st congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota
Walz is a retired Command Sergeant Major who served 24 years in the National Guard. He most recently deployed to Italy with his unit as part of Operation Enduring Freedom
Walz is a geography teacher at Mankato West Senior High School. He and his wife Gwen run Educational Travel Adventures, through which he accompanies high school juniors and seniors on educational trips to China each summer.
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[edit] 2006 election
Walz was inspired to run for office in part by an occurrence at a 2004 rally for George W. Bush in Mankato "where he and two students were removed due to a John Kerry sticker on one of the students' wallets".[1] Walz had no opponent in the race for the DFL nomination for the seat in the September 12, 2006 primary election. He beat incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht in the general election on November 7, and will take office in January 2007. In his victory speech, Walz said, "maybe they should have let us in" to that event.
[edit] Electoral history
- 2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 1st District
- Tim Walz (DFL), 53%
- Gil Gutknecht (R) (inc.), 47%
[edit] References
- ^ Ed Felker. Walz stays mum on choice for No. 2 House leader. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
- Tim Walz for U.S. Congress Accessed September 12, 2006
- Mankato DFLer to challege Gutknecht Accessed August 12, 2006
- Walz website Biography Accessed November 06, 2006
[edit] External links
- Tim Walz for United States Congress
- A New Battleground: War veterans try to topple congressional incumbents and their bigger war chests, March 6, 2006
- National Guard Vet Seeks Minn. House Seat
| Preceded by: Gil Gutknecht |
U.S. Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Minnesota 2007 – present |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
| Minnesota's delegation to the 110th United States Congress |
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| Senators: Amy Klobuchar (DFL), Norm Coleman (R)
Representative(s): Tim Walz (DFL), John Kline (R), Jim Ramstad (R), Betty McCollum (DFL), Keith Ellison (DFL), Michele Bachmann (R), Collin Peterson (DFL), Jim Oberstar (DFL) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
