Gov. Tim Walz on Monday gave his strongest signal yet that he intends to seek a third consecutive term next year, confidently predicting he will win if he runs again and warning possible challengers they’d face the “best fundraiser that ever sat in this office.

Tim Walz and Wes Moore came to South Carolina earlier. This week it is Gavin Newsom. Andy Beshear is on the schedule, too. The sitting governors are in the mix as candidates for the 2028 presidential election.

Brooklyn Park City Council member Christian Eriksen announced his candidacy for the Minnesota House seat formerly held by the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman via press release and a website.

Although Tim Walz had previously served as a vice-presidential candidate in 2024, pairing him with Zohran Mamdani for 2028 raised eligibility concerns

An assistant news director for Florida's Voice, a publication promoted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, reported this on X in late June 2025.