"Before he was governor of Minnesota, before he was a member of Congress, and before he was a candidate for the next vice president of the United States, he was âMr Walz,â a geography teacher at Mankato West High School, roughly 80 miles south of Minneapolis. In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty adviser for the schoolâs first ever gay-straight alliance (GSA). Walz and his wife Gwen, who also taught at the school, were a refuge for their LGBT+ students, alumni tell The Independent. Dozens of those former students are now campaigning for him to reach the White House."
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Alex Woodward, knew who I could go toâ: How Tim Walz gave his queer high school students a refuge", Independent, 19 August 2024
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Tim Walz
Timothy James Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, veteran, and former educator serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the DemocraticâFarmerâLabor Party (DFL), he was Kamala Harris' running mate and the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election.
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