Democratic nominee for di US presidential election Kamala Harris announce Tim Waltz as her running mate on Tuesday, 6 August.
Di 60-year-old bring wit am a folksy, plain-spoken and sharp-tongued approach to di Republican opposition.
E also come wit a compelling resume – a public school teacher, football coach and National Guardsman bifor e enta politics.
Im political experience, representing a Republican-leaning district for Congress and den later passing left-wing policies as Minnesota governor, fit get broad appeal at a time wen American politics dey so polarised.
Mr Walz wey be native of rural Nebraska bin farm and hunt for im summertimes and enlist in di Army National Guard at 17. Im also serve in di volunteer force for 24 years.
Im papa, a public school administrator, encourage am to join di military bifor e die of lung cancer wen Mr Walz bin dey 19 years.
Di Minnesota governor don speak of how Social Security survivor benefits sustain im mama, and dat di GI Bill pay for im college education.
Armed with teaching degrees, Mr Walz take on a one-year teaching post for China around di time of di Tiananmen Square massacre.
E later spend honeymoon for di kontri wit im wife Gwen Whipple and also organise summer educational trips to China for US students.
Afta e return home to Nebraska, Mr Waltz become a teacher and American football coach until im wife wey be anoda teacher for di school draw am back to native Minnesota. Dem stay dia and get two pikin dem.
As a coach for Mankato West High School, Mr Walz help to build up one American football programme wey lead di school to dia first state championship.
E also earned plaudits for agreeing to be di faculty adviser for di school gay-straight alliance at a time wen homosexuality na wetin pipo dey frown upon.
Im entry into politics don dey seen as somtin wey dey accidental.
For 2004, e accompany two of im students to a George W Bush campaign rally, but di children – Democrats wearing John Kerry stickers – bin dey seen as “threat to di president” and dem ask dem to leave.
E incident vex am, and Mr Walz volunteer on di Kerry presidential campaign wey earn a, di contacts wey lead to im first run for Congress for 2006.
Mr Waltz run a largely agricultural district wey span across southern Minnesota, wey dey fairly rural and Republican-leaning.
But Mr Walz bin campaign as a moderate wey care about public service and veterans advocacy, leading to an election upset wey send di Republican incumbent packing. E bin win di district five more times afta dat.
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