As well as being a former teacher and football coach, the present Governor of Minnesota and the potential future Vice President of the United States, Tim Walz is a devoted dad to his son Gus and daughter Hope. Tim's family life has received widespread attention, from his wife's story of them using artificial insemination to have children to his son's diagnosis with a learning disorder. But the most apparent theme in all these stories is how much the governor clearly loves his wife and kids, who have followed him every step of the way through his political career.
His family certainly had an emotional night, as his son Gus watched him with tears in his eyes at the Democratic National Conference. He pointed proudly at his father, and declared: "That's my dad." Here's everything you need to know about Tim's two kids.
Hope, 23 Tim and Gwen welcomed their eldest child Hope in 2001, who was born via fertility treatment. The father-daughter duo share a close bond, with the 23-year-old regularly featuring on his social media. Back in 2019, Hope and Tim filmed a video to raise awareness for the state's new hands-free laws while driving, aiming to prove just how distracting phones can be.
The video didn't go quite as planned - but certainly showed off their tight bond as Tim made a dig about making sure "teen drivers are not texting," which Hope interrupted to suggest that "it's actually mostly bald men," leading to him shouting "cut!" Similarly, the duo filmed a video at the Minnesota.