Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential nominee on Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ ticket, arrived in Columbus Tuesday afternoon for a campaign rally aimed at getting out the early vote.
Walz arrived at the Columbus Airport just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was greeted by state Reps. Teddy Reese, Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner and Calvin Smyre.
After disembarking from the plane, Walz took a moment to speak with the delegation and take photos. His motorcade left the airport a few minutes before 4:30 p.m. to take him to a Columbus event, but h e stopped at Iron Bank Coffee Shop on Broadway for an event the campaign called “Educators for Harris-Walz.”
He spoke to a small group of educators at the coffee shop, and Rep. Sanford Bishop, Among the group was 2024 Muscogee County School District Teacher of the Year Christie Akers.