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WATCH: Walz is an ‘incredible partner to women leaders,’ says Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan

Politics Aug 22, 2024 12:18 AM EDT

After nearly 20 years of friendship with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and six years of governing the state with him, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is confident that he will be “an incredible partner” for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Watch Flanagan’s remarks in the player above.

“I have just watched him lead with courage and with heart, and his whole lived experience is about public service,” Flanagan said in an interview with PBS News on Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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If Harris and Walz are elected to the White House, Flanagan will become the first Native American woman governor of Minnesota.

“We have different lived experiences. That’s why we decided to run together and serve together, but we have shared values,” Flanagan said. “I have learned an incredible amount from him. He really listens and can take on opinions that are different from his own.”

Walz formally accepted the Democratic party’s vice presidential nomination at the convention Wednesday, a day before Harris takes the stage as the official nominee.