Tim Walz to visit Seattle area

OLYMPIA — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Washington state next week.

Walz will attend a private fundraiser in Hunts Point at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, and no public events are planned, according to the state Democratic Party.

His visit to Washington is happening with less than a month to go before Election Day and on the heels of his first and only televised debate Tuesday night with former President Donald Trump’s running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio.

Walz is embarking on a weeklong travel and media blitz, including rallies, fundraisers and two national TV interviews, that begins in battleground Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

Walz was selected as Harris’ VP pick in early August, just a couple weeks after President Joe Biden decided not to run for reelection.

Harris visited Seattle in early June, when she was still campaigning on the Biden-Harris ticket. She delivered two speeches to supporters — one at a home in West Seattle and the second at the Westin hotel downtown — pushing what she described then as an “extreme” contrast between Biden and Trump when it comes to issues like health care.