Tim Walz coming to Newport Beach, downtown LA

Tim Walz to speak in Southland Tuesday

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is scheduled to speak in Newport Beach and downtown LA.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will make his first solo appearance as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate Tuesday at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Walz is set to speak later Tuesday at a fundraising reception in Newport Beach, with ticket prices ranging from $1,000 to $100,000, according to the invitation.

Newport Beach Mayor Will O'Neill wrote on social media, "As the Mayor of Newport Beach, a City with a 7-0 Republican City Council, I welcome Governor Walz to spend time with our City leadership while he's dipping into some of our residents' pockets.

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"We will showcase a city that didn't defund the police, that embraces conservative economic values, that decreases debt and increases quality of life, that did not allow protestors to burn out local businesses, and that cares about human flourishing.

"If Governor Walz is as interested in learning policy from a well-run city as he is in political donations, my door will be open."

The Newport Beach fundraiser is the first of a series of five fundraisers in five states in three days for Walz. He is also set to speak at fundraisers Wednesday in Denver and Boston and Thursday in Newport, Rhode Island and Southampton, New York.