Tim Walz lied during his first Congressional run about his business accolades
Kamala Harris’s running-mate, Tim Walz, has been called out for another blatant lie, after a claim that he was given an award by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce was shown to be false.
When Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign website stated that he had been given an award for his contributions to the Nebraska business community. The website stated, “In 1993, Walz was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities.”
The claim quickly drew a rebuke from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, which wrote Walz a letter stating bluntly that it had never given him any award.
A copy of the letter was obtained by Alpha News and published on Friday.
“We researched this matter and can confirm that you have not been the recipient of any award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce,” the letter from Barry Kennedy, president of the Chamber, states.
“I am not going to draw a conclusion about your intentions by including this line in your biography,” the letter continues.
“However, we respectfully request that you remove any reference to our organization as it could be considered an endorsement of your candidacy. It should be pointed out, however, that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed your opponent, Congressman Gil Gutknecht, for his support of small business issues.”
The claim was subsequently removed from Walz’s campaign website.
The Washington Free Beacon reports that this is not the only misrepresentation about his personal achievements made by Walz during the 2006 campaign. The Beacon notes that Walz claimed to have “earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year” in 1989, making it appear as if he was the sole recipient of the award, when in fact 52 National Guard reservists had that title bestowed on them that year.
Walz’s misrepresentations and outright lies have been a source of acute embarrassment for him since he was chosen as Kamala Harris’s running-mate this month. There has been a particular focus on claims of “stolen valor” over devastating lies about his military career, including his military rank at retirement and his service overseas. He has also lied about the conception of his children, claiming they were conceived using IVF, when the actual method was intrauterine insemination, and lied about a DUI arrest in 1995.
