Tim Walz Launches Bid for 3rd Term as Minnesota Governor

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will run for a third term in 2026, seeking to extend Democratic control in a state that hasn’t elected a governor to three consecutive terms in more than 60 years. In a campaign video released on Sept. 16, the 61-year-old Democrat said his work is unfinished and pledged to keep pressing an agenda heavy on kitchen-table relief—and tougher gun laws. “I’m heartbroken and angry about the beautiful people we lost to gun violence, but it’s in these moments we have to come together,” he said. “We can’t lose hope, because I’ve seen what we can do when we work together, like passing paid family leave and the child tax credit, cutting taxes for the middle class, while also making the largest investments in public safety.”...