Walz will not seek a third term as governor, as Senator Amy Klobuchar is now exploring a bid for the open seat in the 2026 election.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice-president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programmes in the state.
Less than four months after announcing his re-election campaign, Walz said on Monday that he could no longer devote the energy necessary to win another term, even as he expressed confidence that he could win.
Walz said in a statement on Monday that he “can’t give a political campaign my all” after what he described as an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state”.
