Democratic VP candidate to campaign in Butler County Tuesday
Democratic Party vice presidential candidate Tim Walz will visit Butler County on Tuesday, according to the campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is expected to participate in a political event in Butler County on Tuesday afternoon amid a series of campaign events that will end with a rally and reception in Pittsburgh. A time and place for the event have not yet been announced, but will be posted to butlereagle.com and the Eagle’s Facebook page when they are.
“The governor’s trip to Pittsburgh falls as some Pittsburgh voters will begin casting votes at a satellite voting location,” the campaign said in the announcement. It marks Walz’s sixth trip to Pennsylvania — and third trip to Western Pennsylvania — since becoming Harris’ running mate, according to the announcement.
Walz is to travel to Volant in Lawrence County for a campaign event prior to his Butler County stop. He will then proceed to a 5 p.m. campaign rally in Pittsburgh and end his night with a campaign reception, according to the news release.
Kevin Boozel, a Democratic Butler County commissioner, said he was pleased to hear Walz would be visiting Butler County.
“Candidates need to be out in front of the people who vote,” Boozel said.
He added that he appreciated that few details are public about Walz’s plan.
“He not using it as political fodder with a big crowd, putting security ahead of crowd size,” Boozel said. “I do not know if the group has been in touch with our emergency services, but I don’t know that they would need to in this case.”
He said it’s not surprising to see national political candidates visit Butler County amid election season.
“We’re the fastest growing county in the area, and of course, we’ve made both a positive and negative mark on the election,” he said. “People have a heightened interest in Butler County.”
