Q&A. Tim Walz Was My Teacher 20 Years Ago. Here’s What I Learned. A former student of the new vice-presidential candidate opens up.

Tim Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when a drunken-driving arrest almost cost him his career Walz offered to resign his teaching job after being arrested for driving 96 mph in a 55-mph zone and ...

As a teacher and coach at Mankato West High School, Tim Walz gave out hallway high-fives, was named “most inspiring teacher,” motivated students to become educators themselves and helped ...

He met his wife, Gwen, met when the two were teachers. They have two children. While teaching social studies, Walz decided to run for office. In 2006 he beat a Republican incumbent in Minnesota ...