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Timothy James Walz is an American politician, former educator, and Army National Guard veteran serving since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. From 2007 to 2019, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Walz is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which affiliates with the national Democratic Party, a…
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“which was such an innovation at the time. You never false-pulled, so our linebackers seemed to be on the play every time.”
“And I firmly believe you should never denigrate another person’s service record.”
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“We will not tolerate fraud, and we will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped and fraudsters are caught.”
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“Minnesota says, ‘Welcome to a state who values who you are and protects you for who you are.’”
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“Censorship has no place in our libraries,”
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“But I have to tell you, I’m pretty glad we do it our way and not their way. They’re banishing books from their schools. We’re banishing hunger from ours.”
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“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank.”
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“I’m always worried about the misuse of public dollars, but this is a little in the weeds.”
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“He has strengthened oversight - including launching investigations into these specific facilities, one of which was already closed.”
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“Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St Paul and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place.”
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“This is a measure that will help protect our environment and get the clean energy projects that are going to help fight climate change in motion.”
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“The verdict is in. The decision is made. We will protect this place.”
Environment America: Governor Walz’s Executive Order protects the Boundary Waters
MPR News: How has Tim Walz’s governing style changed during his time in office?
“Those who raise their hand to serve deserve the best care our nation can provide. The Trump Administration cut 35,000 jobs at the VA last year - now our veterans are left with longer wait times for the care they need. www.startribune.com/staffing-sho...”
Insight News: Governor Walz visits Midtown Global Market small businesses, addresses Operation Metro Surge impacts
westernjournal.com: Derek Chauvin's Attorney Makes 'Bombshell' Motion to Dismiss, Alleging 'Fraudulent' Conduct by Tim Walz and Keith Ellison
“Thanks to the Vikings for having me out today. Fall can’t come sooner.”
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul: Gov. Tim Walz visits Vikings training camp - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Washington Examiner: Doctors and patients shouldn’t pay for Tim Walz’s failures
“The Boundary Waters is deeply personal to Minnesota and anyone who’s paddled these waters. I’m using my full executive authority to protect this place and ensure the outfitters, small businesses, and communities that depend on it thrive for generations to come.”
The Times of India: ‘DEREK CHAUVIN TO BE FREED!’: Elon Musk BLASTS Tim Walz Over George Floyd Killer’s Verdict | Watch
KTTC | Rochester, MN: Governor Walz authorizes state disaster assistance for southeast Minnesota counties
Northern News Now: “An utter betrayal”: Iron Range republicans unite to fight Governor Walz’s mining ban
WDIO.com: Range leaders share dismay over Governor Walz’s executive order about mining
tippinsights: Minnesota Governor Walz Restricts Mining Near Boundary Waters
“As far as my administration is concerned, the fight for the future of the Boundary Waters is over.”
Fox News: Tim Walz accused of risking national security to defy Trump
“We will protect this place.”
Star Tribune: On mining, a more assertive Tim Walz tests the reach of his power
WDIO.com: Ely community reacts to Governor Walz’s new executive order
WQOW: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issuing executive order to block mining in Boundary Waters
Industrial Info Resources: In Minnesota Mining Blow, Governor Walz Bans Mine Permits in Key Watershed
CBC: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vows to slow mining efforts in 'sacred' Boundary Waters wilderness
MeatEater: Governor Walz is Trying to Block Mining in the Boundary Waters. Will it Work?
Social News XYZ: Abbott says he doesn’t ‘trust’ Tim Walz as Minnesota sues to extradite ICE agent (Video)
news.meaww.com: Tim Walz vs Greg Abbott: Minnesota Sues Texas Over ICE Agent Extradition
“The Boundary Waters will remain exactly as it should: wild, pristine, and unharmed.”
WDIO.com: Governor Walz issues executive order to stop permitting work on certain copper nickel projects
“The Boundary Waters represent a treasure we share - not just with each other, but with future generations of Minnesotans who will come here to be at peace with nature. Today I took executive action to safeguard these waters for generations to come.”
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Moves to Block Mining Near Boundary Waters
Sierra Club: Governor Walz Protects the Boundary Waters
Save the Boundary Waters: What Governor Walz's Executive Order means for the future of the Boundary Waters
“It’s officially Save the Boundary Waters Day in Minnesota 🛶”
“For years, we’ve been in a battle over the future of the Boundary Waters. Minnesotans have watched nervously as lawmakers and regulators have wrestled over whether or not to allow this beautiful place to be spoiled. I’m proud to say that uncertainty ends today.”
Public attention spiked: 6,734 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.2× the usual 1,287, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Governor Walz orders flags at Half-Staff honoring firefighter that died in battling widlfire” (fox21online.com).
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Walz established "Small Town PAC"
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Walz said that after completing his term as governor, he would "never run for an elected office again"
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Articles of impeachment were filed against Walz due to the fraud scandals uncovered in late 2025
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Lead Stories rated the claim “South Park did an episode about Governor Tim Walz and "Quality Learing Center".” AI Generated.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.” False.
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He is a distant cousin of Nebraska state senator and Democratic nominee in the 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election Lynne Walz.
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But withdrew his candidacy after investigations revealed extensive fraud in state-funded social services
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Snopes rated the claim “In December 2025, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hired a Somali company for $8 billion to investigate fraud in the state.” Originated as Satire.
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Claimed: ““I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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Snopes rated the claim “On Dec. 2, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "I think [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz] is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, who is more incompetent, that man or my man? I had a man and he had a man; they were both incompete…” Correct Attribution.
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Published video “Call Your GOP Representatives in Congress”.
Published video “Trump hasn’t done a thing to lower prices for Minnesotans.”.
Published video “We need to get serious about gun violence once and for all.”.
Published video “Governor Walz Campaign Kickoff Rally in Minneapolis”.
Published video “I’m asking the people of Minnesota for the privilege of serving four more years.”.
Published video “Thanks for being on this team.”.
Published video “Governor Tim Walz Announces Reelection Campaign”.
Published video “We Will Get Through This, Together.”.
Walz announced his candidacy for a third term as governor, but on January 5, 2026, he withdrew from the race
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Published video “Minnesota State Fair Foods Ep. 3: Bison Meatball Sub”.
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “A video shows Tim Walz dancing in an anti-Trump shirt” Altered video.
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Snopes rated the claim “Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's administration hired a migrant convicted of sexual assault to a high-ranking position in the state's education department.” Mixture.
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Snopes rated the claim “In June 2025, the U.S. Democratic Party was considering a 2028 presidential ticket featuring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for president and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for vice president.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Tim Walz ordered a "political hit" on his rivals” Unsubstantiated.
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Snopes rated the claim “Vance Boelter, accused of shooting two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses in June 2025 (one couple died), was once appointed to an advisory board by Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.” True.
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Claimed: “Those who “rely on SNAP to put a little extra on the table, you and your kids and 11 million of our neighbors are going to be kicked off that vital lifeline.”” — rated Misleading by FactCheck.org.
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USA Today rated the claim “Tim Walz performed Nazi salute” Altered.
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“had a culture of being a little too trusting”
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Election lost: 2024 vice presidential election.
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The third day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC), Walz officially accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate in that year's presidential election
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Walz endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race
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“s dropping his bid for a third term as governor amid stinging criticism of the unsuccessful 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee”
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Appointed Melanie Benjamin of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Johnny Johnson of the Prairie Island Indian Community to the nine-member Minnesota Racing Commission
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Campaign: 2024 vice presidential election.
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“s special education workforce with The Education Pipeline grants, awarded by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). The program will support and train special education teachers in over 35 districts, charter schools, and cooperatives. Walz said:As a former classroom teacher for over 20 years, I understand the impact a dedicated teacher can have on their students”
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As of 2024, Walz has a modest financial profile.
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Signed into law House File 100 to legalize recreational cannabis in Minnesota, which went into effect on August 1, 2023
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Walz signed a law banning captive audience meetings and non-compete clauses
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Walz signed into law the Minnesota Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (the READ Act), with the goal to have "every Minnesota child reading at or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to sup
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Signed into law a public safety bill that establishes universal background checks and red-flag laws in Minnesota
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Walz was named chair of the Democratic Governors Association, a high-profile position that involves supporting other governors in tight races
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Walz and the state legislature approved increased spending on K-12 and early education
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Walz signed a bipartisan $2
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Walz's cat, Afton, went missing in August 2023.
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Federal prosecutors filed charges against the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which received federal funding to distribute meals to children
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Walz appointed attorney Tadd Johnson to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, the first Native American appointed to the board since it was established
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Proposed the creation of a Cannabis Management Office to develop and implement the "regulatory framework for adult-use cannabis" in Minnesota
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The day after the murder of George Floyd, Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan demanded justice and called the video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck "disturbing"
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Walz issued a two-week stay-at-home order and extended closures of all "non-essential" businesses
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Walz and his wife sold their home when they moved into the governor's residence in 2019.
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Walz issued Executive Order 19-24, which requires state agencies to create and implement tribal consultation policies to guide their interaction with tribal nations in Minnesota
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Career landmark: Governor of Minnesota (2019).
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President Donald Trump appointed Walz to the bipartisan Council of Governors; in 2021 President Joe Biden appointed Walz as a co-chairman of the Council of Governors
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Was elected governor, defeating the Republican nominee, Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson, 53
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Argued for some kinds of reform, saying, "We can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at
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Said it was "legitimate for Walz to say he served as a command sergeant major"
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Denounced the NRA in a Star Tribune opinion piece, and announced that he would donate the equivalent of all of the campaign contributions the NRA-PVF had given him—$18,000—to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
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They got the dog after the 2018 gubernatorial election; Walz had promised he would get Gus a dog if he won.
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Career landmark: United States representative (2017–2019).
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Said: "We have an opportunity in Minnesota to replace the current failed policy with one that creates tax revenue, grows jobs, builds opportunities for Minnesotans, protects Minnesota kids, and trusts adults to make p
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Walz was floated as a possible candidate for the 2018 special election for the U
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Walz was narrowly reelected to a sixth term, defeating Republican Jim Hagedorn by 0
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Voted to condemn UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which called the building of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories a violation of international law
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Published video “Walz testifies at "Make It In America: What’s Next?" Hearing”.
Published video “Walz Calls for Renewal of Ex-Im Bank, Critical for MN Business & Jobs”.
Published video “Walz Speaks on the House floor in support of re-authorization of the Grain Standards Act”.
Published video “Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) Clay Hunt Floor Speech 114th Congress”.
Career landmark: United States representative (2015–2017).
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Published video “Rep. Tim Walz floor speech on Clay Hunt SAV Act”.
Published video “Representative Walz's opening remarks during the initial VA Reform Conference Committee meeting”.
Published video “Walz House Floor Speech Naming Mankato Veterans Clinic After Lyle C. Pearson”.
Awarded Col. Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (2014).
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Published video “Rep. Walz Remarks Regarding his Bipartisan Bill to Speed Delivery of Propane to MN Families”.
Published video “Rep. Tim Walz (MN-01) Raises Constituents Concerns at T&I Subcommittee Hearing on Rail Safety”.
Published video “Rep Walz: Stop the political games, conference and pass the Farm Bill now!”.
Career landmark: United States representative (2013–2015).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2011–2013).
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With 49% of the vote in a three-way race against Republican state representative Randy Demmer and independent former diplomat Steve Wilson
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Career landmark: United States representative (2009–2011).
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With 63% of the vote, becoming only the second non-Republican to win a second full term in the district
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And 2009, Walz urged assistance for hog and dairy farmers who struggled with lower prices for their commodities
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“That relieves us of responsibility. Obviously, the mastermind was sociopathic, but on the scale for it to happen, there had to be a lot of people in the country who chose to go down that path.”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2009).
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Defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht
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Walz filed to run for the U
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Walz filed official documents to run for the U
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“I do not yet know if my artillery unit will be part of this mobilisation.”
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“[T]he economy works best when it's fair and focuses on the middle class.”
“They spent so much money in his first campaign making him look like a buffoon ... You're with him for five minutes and you see that's not true.”
“Who would have ever thought we'd see Bernie Sanders, Dick Cheney and Taylor Swift [all endorsing Kamala Harris]?”
Writing his master's thesis on Holocaust education
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Studied at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Master of Science (2001).
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Wrote his master's thesis, "Improving Human Rights and Genocide Studies in the American High School Classroom", which focused on Holocaust and genocide education
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The team won its first state championship
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Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of Mankato West High School's first gay–straight alliance
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In 1996, Walz pleaded guilty to a reduced charge for reckless driving, was fined $200, and had his license suspended for 30 days.
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Where he attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
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Was named an Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce
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With a Bachelor of Science degree in social science education
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Studied at Chadron State College, Bachelor of Science (1989).
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Earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year
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To continue his education at Chadron State College; he participated in student government there and was an honor student
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In a class of 25 students and then went to Chadron, Nebraska for college
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Joined the Army National Guard and worked in a factory
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In West Point, Nebraska, at Memorial Hospital
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Born 1964-04-06.
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“s deployments of the Guard. Several Republicans criticized Walz”
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“, The Times of Israel, 9 August 2024 “Schools are teaching about the Jewish Holocaust, but the way it is traditionally being taught is not leading to increased knowledge of the causes of genocide in all parts of the world,”
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His great-great-grandfather Sebastian Walz emigrated to the United States from Kuppenheim, Germany
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