Photos: A Look at Gov. Tim Walz's Nebraska Roots
A look at Gov. Tim Walz's Nebraska roots.
Eric Aznar, left, and Scott Potmesil hold up a banner that reads “Congratulations Coach Walz!!” at a rally for Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Alliance City Conservatory in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Gov. Walz was a teacher and a football coach in Alliance.
Attendees watch the Democratic National Convention at a watch party for Gov. Walz at restaurant Sam and Louie's in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Attendees listen at a rally for Gov. Walz at the Alliance City Conservatory in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
A storm turns the sky pink behind Box Butte Avenue in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
A storm lights up the sky behind Carhenge in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Alliance High School’s football stadium is pictured in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Patricia Jones, a retired Alliance High School teacher, speaks at a rally for Gov. Walz at the Alliance City Conservatory in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Rhonda Hashman, left, applauds at a rally for Gov. Walz at the Alliance City Conservatory in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
A Trump flag waves beneath an American flag on Thayer Street in Butte, Neb. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
A sign in Valentine, Neb. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Sunflower fields outside of Alliance, Neb. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
The Box Butte County Courthouse in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
A look down Thayer Street in Butte, Neb. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Gov. Walz graduated from Butte High School.
Ann Trulinger, vice chair of Congressional District 3 of the Nebraska Democratic Party, signs the back of a banner at a rally for Gov. Walz at the Alliance City Conservatory in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Attendees watch the Democratic National Convention at a watch party for Gov. Walz at restaurant Sam and Louie's in Alliance, Neb. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has touted his Nebraska roots and values. In the Nebraska towns where Walz was raised, not everyone is ready to claim him.