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DemocratTim Walz
Governor · Minnesota
Governor of Minnesota. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Walz
13 tracked promises, 2 rated
Minnesota
Represents Minnesota statewide
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 2 rated promises
- Championed 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 2 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept2
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
13 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Gun Safety2
- Child Care / Taxes1
- Economic Relief1
- Education1
- Energy / Climate1
- Environment / Aviation1
- Government Reform / Fraud1
- Housing1
- Infrastructure1
- Taxes1
- Technology / AI1
- Technology / Taxes1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)215%
- Reputable news1185%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Called on the Legislature to ban assault-style 'weapons of war' and high-capacity magazines.”
“Committed to move Minnesota to 100% clean energy in the state's electricity sector by 2040.”
“Committed to transform the state's human services system through a major structural overhaul aimed at preventing fraud.”
“Called for closing the 'ghost gun' loophole and enacting a firearm insurance requirement plus a firearm and ammunition tax, alongside safe-storage and lost/stolen reporting requirements.”
“Proposed to cut Minnesota's statewide sales tax for the first time in state history.”
“Championed providing free breakfast and lunch to every Minnesota student, framing it as a top investment for the state.”
“Included in his budget $33 million for permanent supportive housing and $34 million to help first-time homebuyers with down payments.”
“Asked the Legislature to pass a bonding bill providing an additional $907 million for state infrastructure.”
“Proposed a new tax on large social media / big-tech companies (levied on the companies, not users).”
“Proposed a significant expansion of the Dependent Care Tax Credit to reach more than 100,000 families.”
“Proposed $10 million in partially-forgivable loans for businesses that lost significant revenue during Operation Metro Surge (referred to in the speech as 'the occupation').”
“Proposed establishing a new Governor's Council on the future AI economy.”
“Asked lawmakers to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Minnesota.”
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- HousingStated position
Included in his budget $33 million for permanent supportive housing and $34 million to help first-time homebuyers with down payments.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Technology / AIStated position
Proposed establishing a new Governor's Council on the future AI economy.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - InfrastructureStated position
Asked the Legislature to pass a bonding bill providing an additional $907 million for state infrastructure.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Government Reform / FraudStated position
Committed to transform the state's human services system through a major structural overhaul aimed at preventing fraud.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Environment / AviationStated position
Asked lawmakers to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Minnesota.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Gun SafetyStated position
Called on the Legislature to ban assault-style 'weapons of war' and high-capacity magazines.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Technology / TaxesStated position
Proposed a new tax on large social media / big-tech companies (levied on the companies, not users).
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Proposed to cut Minnesota's statewide sales tax for the first time in state history.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Child Care / TaxesStated position
Proposed a significant expansion of the Dependent Care Tax Credit to reach more than 100,000 families.
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - Economic ReliefStated position
Proposed $10 million in partially-forgivable loans for businesses that lost significant revenue during Operation Metro Surge (referred to in the speech as 'the occupation').
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-state-of-the-state-2026-transcript/View position & sources → - EducationStated position
Championed providing free breakfast and lunch to every Minnesota student, framing it as a top investment for the state.
Sourceshttps://northshorejournal.co/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-providing-free-school-meals-for-minnesota-students/View position & sources → - Energy / ClimateStated position
Committed to move Minnesota to 100% clean energy in the state's electricity sector by 2040.
Sourceshttps://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/walz-announces-plan-100-percent-clean-energy-mn-2040View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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