Minnesota Governor and Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz has achieved many things in his career: he has a stellar track record supporting LGBTQ+ rights, he signed into law that all Minnesota school students would receive free breakfast and lunch every day, he codified abortion as a fundamental right for Minnesotans. He is also oozing with BDE — that's #BigDADEnergy.
After it was announced that Gov. Walz would be VP Kamala Harris's running mate in the 2024 Presidential election, fans of Walz both new and old took to the internet to make some pretty excellent dad jokes about the middle-aged midwesterner. Here are 25 of our favorites.
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Kiki Ball-Change poses outside Stonewall Inn on Feb. 12, 2026.Jack Walker for The Advocate 
Leaders carry the LGBTQ+ Pride flag to be reraised at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. Jack Walker for The Advocate 
Onlookers rally outside Stonewall Inn as a new Pride flag is raised. Jack Walker for The Advocate 
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