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Minn. Gov. Tim Walz to stump for Amy Klobuchar in Iowa

The first-term governor will be among several in the region traveling to Iowa in support of a candidate.

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Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., greets an audience at a town hall-style event in Waukee, Iowa, on Jan. 19. Because of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Klobuchar and other senators seeking the Democratic nomination have left Iowa before the state’s Feb. 3 caucuses. Dave Orrick / Pioneer Press

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz will be among a group of surrogates making a closing argument for Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar in Iowa over the weekend.

The Democratic governor on Tuesday, Jan. 28, told reporters he's not yet received his assignment about where he'll be campaigning for Minnesota's senior senator but is prepared to talk about her track record on education and veterans affairs policy. Walz will be among dozens of supporters making the case for Klobuchar with Iowans ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa Caucuses.

"I'm going to go down there and tell them that this is what good leadership looks like," Walz told reporters Tuesday, Jan. 28. "And if you're tired of the drama, you're tired of all the things that are happening, that this is a great choice."

President Trump's reelection campaign has said it plans to send surrogates around the state to make a push for the president. Trump's campaign leaders, sons, regional elected officials backing the president and several cabinet members are set to stump for Trump on caucus day. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is among those set to campaign for Trump in Iowa.

Dana Ferguson is a former Minnesota Capitol Correspondent for Forum News Service. Ferguson has covered state government and political stories since she joined the news service in 2018, reporting on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the divided Statehouse and the 2020 election. She now works for MPR News.
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