Does Walz have to resign from office now?
No, he will remain governor while running, and will only have to resign from office if he wins the vice presidency.
So who gets his seat if he wins?
Walz would have to resign from the governorship sometime between Election Day and inauguration.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would then assume the governorship for the remainder of Walz’s term. Flanagan ran alongside Walz in 2022, where the two easily defeated the Republican ticket.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz could clear path for first-ever Native American woman governor
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe would also become the state’s first-ever female governor. State senator Bobby Joe Champion would also ascend to the lieutenant governor’s office, becoming the state’s first Black lieutenant governor
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