Gwen Walz, left, stands next to her husband Tim Walz and their children Gus and Hope, during an election night party in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 14, 2018, the night Tim Walz became the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party's candidate for governor.
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Gwen Walz, left, stands next to her husband Tim Walz and their children Gus and Hope, during an election night party in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 14, 2018, the night Tim Walz became the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party's candidate for governor.
Mandatory Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource

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