Nebraska Chamber letter to Tim Walz, 2006 campaign correction resurface
- A letter from the Nebraska Chamber to Tim Walz resurfaced, urging him to correct a false claim about an award from his 2006 congressional campaign.
- Barry L. Kennedy, then-president of the Nebraska Chamber, confirmed Walz never received the award, requesting its removal from his campaign website.
- Walz's campaign clarified he was awarded by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce, not the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce.
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Tim Walz’s campaign previously bragged about Nebraska Chamber of Commerce award he never received, letter shows
Gov. Tim Walz, running mate of Kamala Harris, is once again fending off accusations of lying about his record after an old letter resurfaced that indicated he had once promoted on campaign materials an award he had never actually received. Back in 2005, around the time he retired from the Minnesota National Guard just months before his unit deployed to Iraq, Walz launched a campaign for Congress. A spokesperson for Walz’s campaign blamed the emb…
Tim Walz's campaign previously bragged about Nebraska Chamber of Commerce award he never received, letter shows
Gov. Tim Walz, running mate of Kamala Harris, is once again fending off accusations of lying about his record after an old letter resurfaced that indicated he had once promoted on campaign materials an award he had never actually received.Back in 2005, around the time he retired from the Minnesota National Guard just months before his unit deployed to Iraq, Walz launched a campaign for Congress.A spokesperson for Walz's campaign blamed the embel…
Walz Was Corrected in 2006 Campaign After Claiming Award from Nebraska Chamber of Commerce - Tennessee Star
Gov. Tim Walz’s pattern of misrepresenting his record continues to come under scrutiny as he steps onto the national stage as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. In early 2006, when Walz ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, his campaign website stated that he had received an award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his contributions to the business community. This claim was refuted by Barry L. Kennedy, then-president of the …
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