Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a Biden-Harris campaign and DNC press conference on July 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, US media reported.

Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to the Democrat’s campaign while also having notched liberal policy goals such as cannabis legalization and increasing worker protections.

Harris was nominated as Democratic presidential candidate to take on Republican Donald Trump in November’s US election.

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