Tim Walz, who was chosen as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate, has two children. The Minnesota governor was previously a high school teacher and football coach; he met his wife, Gwen Whipple, an English teacher at the same school. The 60-year-old also served in the Army National Guard and represented his district in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019.
Walz welcomed children Hope and Gus in 2001 and 2006, respectively, after a challenging fertility journey. In March 13, Walz described going through IVF for seven years before his wife became pregnant with their daughter. “It’s not by chance that we named our daughter Hope,” he said.
Read on to learn more about his kids. Hope was born in 2001, officially making Walz and his wife first-time parents. He acknowledged their journey in a Facebook post this , writing, "Gwen and I have two beautiful children because of reproductive health care like IVF.
This issue is deeply personal to our family and so many others." Walz celebrated Hope, now 23, on National Daughter's Day with a sweet . "I have the best daughter a dad could possibly ask for.
Happy National Daughter’s Day," Walz wrote in 2023. Walz also shared how he likes to spend time with his daughter. "New favorite way for my daughter, Hope, and I to spend quality time together: Fly-fishing," he wrote Sept.
1, 2023. Hope also joined her father to cheer on the Minnesota Bucks at the national championship game in 2019. "I was proud to welcome all teams to Minnesota this week.
And now I’m excited to be at the national championship game with Hope tonight 🏀," Walz wrote in an Instagram post April 8, 2019. The couple welcomed their second child, Gus, in 2006. Walz's son is now officially a licensed driver.
The proud father posted the news on Instagram in 2023 with the caption "My son Gus just passed his (what do you call it? A drivers license exam?). Proud dad moment." In 2019 Minnesota got a new first dog, thanks to Gus.
"I’m excited to announce that Minnesota has a new First Dog! And more importantly, I fulfilled my commitment to get my son a dog if I was elected Governor," Walz wrote in an Instagram post Sept. 5, 2019. Ella is an editorial intern at TODAY.
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