WATCH: Walz is an 'incredible partner to women leaders,' Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan says

After nearly 20 years of friendship with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and six years of governing the state with him, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is confident that he will be "an incredible partner" for Vice President Kamala Harris.

"I have just watched him lead with courage and with heart, and his whole lived experience is about public service," Flanagan said in an interview with PBS News on Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

If Harris and Walz are elected to the White House, Flanagan will become the first Native American woman governor of Minnesota.

"We have different lived experiences. That's why we decided to run together and serve together, but we have shared values," Flanagan said. "I have learned an incredible amount from him. He really listens and can take on opinions that are different from his own."

Walz will formally accept the Democratic party's vice presidential nomination at the convention Wednesday, a day before Harris takes the stage as the official nominee.

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