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Tim Walz has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 1st Congressional District of Minnesota since 2007.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 election 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 References 7.2 External resources 7.3 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.4 External articles

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska in 1964. When he was 17 he joined the Army National Guard and served for the next 24 years including in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Walz had previously started a small business, Educational Travel Adventures, Inc., that provides educational trips to China for high school students. Walz has also been an accomplished football coach and high school teacher, winning the 2002 Minnesota Ethics in Education award winner, 2003 Mankato Teacher of the Year, and the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence.[1]

Congressional career

2006 election

Walz defeated Republican Rep. Gil Gutknecht 53% to 47% to take possession of the seat in the 2006 congressional elections. [2]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Mayo Clinic	$ 51,889
Robins, Kaplan et al	$ 37,450
University of Minnesota	$ 19,950
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 15,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 13,050
Lockridge, Grindal et al	$ 12,818
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 12,700
National Education Assn	$ 12,250
Human Rights Campaign	$ 11,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 10,650
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Timothy Walz from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Timothy Walz from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Timothy Walz from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Timothy Walz from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Highways & Transit
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Railroads

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

More Background Data

Background information on Gil Gutknecht, whom Timothy Walz challenged in the 2006 congressional elections:

• Background information on Gil Gutknecht from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Gil Gutknecht from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Gil Gutknecht from the Washington Post database

• Information on Gil Gutknecht from Congress Merge

Contact

DC office
1722 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2472 Fax: 202-225-3433 Webform email
District offices
227 E Main St, Suite 220, Mankato, MN 56001 Ph: 507-388-2149 Fax: (none entered) 1134 7th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901 Ph: 507-206-0643 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.timwalz.org/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

References

External resources

• Tim Walz for Congress, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Minnesota Democrats Exposed
• Bluestem Prairie: News from Minnesota's First Congressional district
• Inside Minnesota Politics
• Minnesota Campaign Report
• MN Publius.com
• Paleocon Strikes
• Evil Bobby
• CubeZoo

External articles

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Date of Birth: April 6, 1964 November 7, 2006

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Longitude: 94°0′2.067″W Latitude: 44°1′53.683″N
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