Who is Gwen Walz, the wife of Harris’ new running mate Tim Walz?

(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arsenic her moving mate connected Tuesday. Walz's wife, Gwen, could go the adjacent 2nd woman if they triumph the White House successful November.

Harris touted the governor’s grounds and his committedness to his household successful an Instagram post announcing her moving mate.

"But what impressed maine astir astir Tim is his heavy committedness to his family: Gwen, Gus, and Hope. Doug and I look guardant to moving with him and Gwen to physique an medication that reflects our shared values," she wrote.

Gwen Walz is simply a 'lifelong Minnesotan' 

Minnesota’s archetypal lady, Gwen Walz is simply a “lifelong Minnesotan,” according to her authoritative bio on the governor’s website.

Born to Val and Linn successful Glencoe, she grew up successful occidental Minnesota with 3 sisters.

She aboriginal earned degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College successful St. Peter and Minnesota State University.

Education is 'one of Gwen’s passions'

Gwen Walz has a wide-ranging vocation successful education, which started erstwhile she began her vocation arsenic an English teacher astatine a precocious schoolhouse in western Nebraska, wherever she met her husband.

According to her bio, acquisition is “one of Gwen’s passions."

She's taught successful public, alternate and migrant schools and aboriginal worked arsenic an head and coordinator successful the Mankato Area Public Schools, focusing connected eliminating "the accomplishment spread and strive for much equity and entree wrong acquisition systems.”

Additionally, she's advocated for acquisition betterment successful the situation strategy and has taught incarcerated radical nationwide. She actively supports The Bard Prison Initiative successful upstate New York, which helps incarcerated radical gain assemblage degrees. She's moving to bring akin programs to Minnesota and beyond, according to her bio.

Her parents were besides educators and tiny concern owners. 

The Walz are supporters of reproductive rights

Gwen and Tim Walz joined Tim successful 1994, and person 2 children, Hope and Gus.

They're supporters of reproductive rights, a cardinal contented for Tim arsenic Minnesota's governor.

Their oldest child, Hope, was calved aft Gwen underwent 7 years of fertility treatments, the politician told the Star Tribune portion opening up astir their fertility challenges. He besides shared their challenges and the usage of IVF treatments to conceive their girl successful an address to Minnesotans successful March.

The Harris run stated Tuesday that the couple's acquisition with fertility treatments demonstrates Tim Walz's "commitment to ensuring each Americans person entree to this care.”