Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will make an evening stop in Boston this week as part of a three-day multi-state tour he’s undertaking to raise cash for the Harris-Walz presidential campaign.
Walz, who is running for the vice presidency alongside current-VP Kamala Harris, will arrive in the midst of a “national travel and fundraising blitz” that includes stops in California, Colorado, New York, Rhode Island, and the Bay State.
“On Tuesday, August 13, in his first solo Harris-Walz campaign event as Vice President Harris’ running mate, Governor Tim Walz will travel to Los Angeles, California, where he will deliver remarks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 2024 convention,” the campaign wrote.
Walz will deliver remarks in Boston on Wednesday after a morning stop in Denver, Colorado, and ahead of events scheduled for Thursday in Newport, Rhode Island, and South Hampton, New York. Excepting the first event in California on Tuesday, each stop is billed as a “Harris-Walz campaign reception” with no precise start time or location provided.
According to the State House News Service, the Boston event will be hosted by Former U.S. Ambassador Alan Solomont and his wife, philanthropist Susan Solomont, at an unnamed Back Bay hotel. Attendees will need to cough up $25,000 to get in the door, with a suggest donation of $100,000.
The tour, according to the campaign, will allow the former high school teacher to connect with fellow union members and speak about his pro-worker record.
“Governor Walz, a former union member himself, has a strong record of standing up for unions and delivering for workers — from joining the picket line and passing the most pro-worker package of laws in Minnesota history, to guaranteeing Minnesota workers paid sick, medical, and family leave,” the campaign said.
Wednesday’s fundraiser in Boston, the campaign said, will not be open to the press or public but will be covered by “an editorial print pooler.”
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