Tim Walz
Some of the key events about Tim Walz
- 1981Enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard, serving for 24 years
- 1981Discharged from the Army National Guard due to a football injury
- 1989Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social science education from Chadron State College
- 1996Received the Teacher of the Year award at Mankato West High School
- 2004Elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district
- 2006Co-founded the Congressional Veterans Caucus
- 2006Criticized for voting against a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage
- 2007Became the highest-ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress
- 2009Received the Harry S. Truman Award from the National Guard Association of the United States
- 2009Faced backlash for supporting the Affordable Care Act
- 2013Introduced the STOCK Act to combat insider trading in Congress
- 2013Voted for a bill that would have allowed the NSA to continue collecting phone records
- 2016Criticized for supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement
- 2018Elected as the 41st Governor of Minnesota
- 2018Faced controversy over his stance on gun control during gubernatorial campaign
- 2020Led Minnesota's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing measures to protect public health
- 2020Criticized for initial response to George Floyd protests in Minneapolis
- 2021Faced backlash for implementing COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates
- 2022Criticized for slow rollout of cannabis legalization despite campaign promises
- 2023Faced controversy over signing a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses
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