(CBS DETROIT) – Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will make campaign stops in Michigan this week as part of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ ongoing battleground state tour.
Walz is hosting a campaign event in Grand Rapids on Thursday before participating in political events in Grand Rapids on Friday morning and in Lansing on Friday afternoon. Walz will campaign in Wisconsin later on Friday.
This marks the governor’s first solo trip to the Mitten State since accepting the vice presidential nomination.
Harris will campaign in North Carolina on Thursday and Pennsylvania on Friday as part of the battleground state tour.
Walz joined Harris for a two-day Michigan visit in August, speaking with supporters at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus and a UAW hall in Wayne the following day. Harris returned to Michigan last week and spoke with union members and leaders at a Labor Day event in Detroit.