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Josh Shapiro said talked about his faith and his public service near the end of his remarks at tonight's rally.

“I lean on my family and I lean on my faith, which calls me to serve. (Vance said he won't be the nominee until the Democratic convention later this month, but the Democrats' rules actually allow Walz to be the running mate immediately now that Harris is already the official nominee.)

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While Minnesota is a blue state, Democrats there work for that every year, and Walz has helped the party win statewide, Ellison said.

"Governor Walz is a committed and capable public servant and I’m sure he and the Vice President are going to run a winning campaign," Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., posted on X, adding that the Keystone State is a critical presidential and Senate battleground.

Governor and First Lady of MN. Our next VP and Second Lady — Congratulations Tim and Gwen," Biden posted on X.

Harris announced Walz as her running mate this morning, a day after she officially became the Democratic nominee.

Patrick Hershey, a high school math teacher from Phoenix, says he hopes Walz will draw on his background as an educator to fight for teachers if he becomes vice president.

“Especially in Arizona, being a teacher has been rough the last decade," Hershey said, adding that he expects Walz, who used to teach history, to bring “the knowledge of what it’s like to be a teacher, for one thing, and maybe just some general sympathies to the profession.”

Hershey, 48, said he hopes Walz will fight for increasing teacher pay if the Harris-Walz ticket wins and restore faith in the teaching profession.

"It definitely helps me feel more confident that he’s someone who actually cares about our rights.”

The Colorado native who recently moved to Phoenix also offered her views on Walz compared with Vance.

“I think he stands for nothing," said Carman. And then she's bringing in someone that brings some other interests and other areas of expertise," she added, noting his service on the Agriculture and Armed Services committees during his stint in Congress and saying that will be "incredibly important, particularly in the Midwest."

Moira Donohue contributed.

Walz was at home this morning with his wife, two kids, sister and brother-in-law, according to a source.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was on the Harris campaign's running mate shortlist, lauded Walz as an "exceptionally effective governor" who will "deliver for Americans" if the Democratic ticket triumphs this fall.

Jessica Carman, 26, is a self-identified progressive from Phoenix who's happy Walz has joined Harris atop the Democratic ticket.

“He brings a couple of things together from a little bit of a more moderate position and a little bit of like a diet Bernie Sanders position,” she said.

Carman, a member of the LGQBT+ community, said she appreciated Walz's sponsorship of his school's Gay Straight Alliance when he was a social studies teacher in the 1990s.