{"id":2320035,"date":"2024-08-06T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-gwen-walz-what-to-know-about-the-wife-of-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:03:29","slug":"who-is-gwen-walz-what-to-know-about-the-wife-of-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-gwen-walz-what-to-know-about-the-wife-of-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Gwen Walz? What to know about the wife of Harris VP pick Tim Walz &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-is-gwen-walz-what-to-know-about-the-wife-of-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gwen Walz is gaining \u2063public attention as her \u2063husband, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, joins Kamala Harris as her vice presidential running \u200bmate. Gwen, who has been married to Tim for 30 years, is familiar with the spotlight, having worked as a high school English\u200b teacher and administrator for over two decades. The\u200c couple met while teaching\u200b at the same school in Nebraska and later moved to Mankato, \u200cMinnesota,\u2063 where they continued their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-destroying-your-livelihood-with-covid-mandates-biden-wants-you-subsidizing-rich-college-grads\/\" title=\"After Destroying Your Livelihood With Covid Mandates, Biden Wants You Subsidizing Rich College Grads\">educational careers<\/a> and initiated the Educational Travel Adventures program,\u200d which \u200doffered summer trips\u200b for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-high-school-boys-trending-right\/\" title=\"High school boys&#039; current trend: Going right\">high school \u2062students<\/a> to China. As the First Lady of Minnesota, Gwen has \u2063advocated for prison reform and enhanced educational opportunities within the prison system, including access to liberal arts college\u2063 degrees through Bard College.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Who is Gwen Walz? What to know about the wife of Harris VP pick Tim Walz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724370\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gwen Walz is getting thrust into the spotlight now that her husband Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) has joined Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as her vice presidential running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Being in the public eye won&rsquo;t be new for Gwen, who has been married to Tim for three decades. Before going into politics, Tim was a teacher, like his wife. <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things to know about the woman who could become the next second lady of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen met Tim when they were both teachers in Alliance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nebraska<\/a>.&nbsp;Gwen, a Minnesota native, was a high school English teacher and met Walz while he was teaching history at the same school.<\/p>\n<p>Before they met, Gwen grew up with her three sisters in western Minnesota. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota in Mankato.<\/p>\n<p>After dating for a while, the couple got married on June 4, 1994. Two years later, the couple moved to Mankato, where Gwen continued to pursue her career as an educator. Before transitioning into politics, Walz was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-closes-mosque-after-radical-imam-defended-jihad-incited-hatred-towards-christians-gays-and-jews\/\" title=\"France Closes Mosque After Radical Imam Defended Jihad, Incited Hatred Towards Christians, Gays And Jews\">geography teacher<\/a> and the couple started the Educational Travel Adventures program, taking high school students on summer trips to China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gwen worked in the Mankato school district for more than 20 years, and she wasn&rsquo;t just a teacher for public schools but worked in alternative and migrant schools. She also&nbsp;worked as an administrator and coordinator and focused on eliminating the &ldquo;achievement gap and strive for more equity and access within education systems,&rdquo; according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/about-gov\/gwenwalz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As first lady of Minnesota, she has been a proponent of prison reform and implementing more educational programs in the prison systems. Gwen has also supported giving prisoners access to a liberal arts college degree through the Bard Prison Initiative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Gwen and her husband, starting a family was a difficult process, and they ultimately turned to in vitro fertilization, which led to the birth of their daughter Hope in 2001 and their son Gus in 2006. They went through fertility treatment for seven years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not by chance that we named our daughter Hope,&rdquo; Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/gov-walz-shares-his-familys-ivf-journey-as-democrats-look-to-guarantee-access-to-treatments\/600350793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Star Tribune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IVF has been a huge point of contention this election cycle, with many Democrats saying Republican-led states will take away protections for it. However, former President Donald Trump said he would defend IVF, and it was included in the GOP 2024 party platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From prison reform to advocacy work in the LGBT community, Gwen has been active in her role as Minnesota&rsquo;s first lady, even having an office down the hall from her husband in the state Capitol. She is the only first lady in the state&rsquo;s history to have an office in Minnesota&rsquo;s Capitol building.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724370\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724370\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Gwen Walz? Here\u2019s what to know about the wife of Tim Walz, who has been selected as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate. Gwen Walz is stepping into the limelight as her husband, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), takes on this prominent role. Although she will be in the public eye, Gwen is no stranger to it; she has been married to Tim for 30 years. Before entering politics, both were educators\u2014Tim taught geography while Gwen was a high school English teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen and Tim first met while teaching at the same school in Alliance, Nebraska. A Minnesota native, Gwen grew up with three sisters in western Minnesota and attended Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota in Mankato. After dating for some time, they married on June 4, 1994. They later moved to Mankato where Gwen continued her teaching career.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen worked for over two decades in various educational roles within the Mankato school district\u2014including public schools as well as alternative and migrant schools\u2014and took on administrative responsibilities aimed at closing achievement gaps and promoting equity within education systems. As First Lady of Minnesota, she has championed prison reform initiatives and advocated for enhanced educational programs within correctional facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The couple faced challenges starting a family and ultimately opted for in vitro fertilization (IVF), resulting in their daughter Hope&#8217;s birth in 2001 and son Gus&#8217;s birth in 2006 after seven years of fertility treatments. &#8220;It\u2019s not by chance that we named our daughter Hope,&#8221; said Walz.<\/p>\n<p>IVF has become a significant topic during this election cycle amid discussions about reproductive rights across states led by Republicans; however, former President Donald Trump stated he would support IVF access.<\/p>\n<p>In her role as First Lady of Minnesota, Gwen has actively engaged with issues such as prison reform and LGBT advocacy from an office located near her husband&#8217;s office at the state Capitol\u2014making her the first First Lady to have an official office there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2320036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gwen-Walz-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37343,4328,36113,32518,32076],"class_list":["post-2320035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gwen-walz","tag-profile","tag-tim-walz","tag-vice-president","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gwen-Walz-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}