Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that he’ll seek a third term for governor, ending speculation that he would walk away after a second term that coincided with an unsuccessful bid for vice president.

Walz touted measures enacted on his watch in an announcement video, from a soon-to-launch paid family leave program to a child tax credit.

"But we’re not done yet," he said in the video where he's shown driving around in his vintage Harvester International Scout along with his dog, also Scout. "And that’s why I’m running for reelection. I want to make Minnesota a place where everyone has a chance to succeed — in every corner of the state."

The Democrat who got his political start in southern Minnesota gained the state’s top job in a 2018 win. He presided over the state’s response to the COVID

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