LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The presidential campaign trail made its way through the commonwealth on Oct. 23, 2024.

Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, campaigned in Louisville.

His plane landed at Louisville’s Muhammad ail International Airport just after 4 p.m.

What You Need To Know

  • Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, campaigned in Louisville

  • He stopped in Louisville for a fundraiser

  • Later, he flew to North Carolina to campaign in that battleground state
 
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​Former congressional representative John Yarmuth, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, D-Ky., all greeted Walz when he got off his plane.

He didn’t answer questions from the media, instead; he headed to his motorcade and a campaign reception.

The fundraising event is on behalf of the “Harris Victory Fund.”

Later Wednesday, Walz will head to North Carolina, for an event in the battleground state.

Dr. Stephen Voss, with the University of Kentucky and Spectrum News 1 political analyst, addressed Walz’s visit.

Voss said, “Most of the campaigns spend most of their time in battleground states but not always. They do visit states that are more likely to tilt one way or the other for a variety of reasons. Sometimes fundraising, later in the campaign, like now, it may be to build up enthusiasm among the party’s supporters so that they’ll show up for other elections on the ballot, such as Kentucky’s general assembly elections.”

Earlier this year, the presidential campaign trail stopped in Lexington. Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance attended a fundraiser.

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held an event earlier this year in Louisville.

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