Walz’s VP Nomination Speech: Minnesota Delegates Set Out Their Expectations

How Walz handles the speech will set the stage for the next 77 days, Zee Cohen-Sanchez, a Democratic Party strategist, said.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the women's caucus at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Aug. 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

CHICAGO—James Hepworth, a delegate from the southern Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley, will be among thousands of DNC delegates to witness Gov. Tim Walz’s speech accepting the vice presidential nomination on Aug. 21.

Hepworth has known Walz for a long time. Six years ago, when Hepworth was in intensive care recovering from a heart attack, he received a call from Walz.