Born Oct. 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Graduated from Howard University and UC Law San Francisco. Served as San Francisco district attorney from 2004- 2011, then California attorney general from 2011-2017. Elected to U.S. Senate in 2016. Elected vice president in 2020.
Tim Walz
Born April 6, 1964, in West Point, Nebraska. Graduated from the University of Houston. Worked as a teacher and retired after 24 years in the Army National Guard. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and reelected for five more terms. Elected governor of Minnesota in 2018 and reelected in 2022.
Republican Ticket
Donald Trump
Born June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Real estate mogul who formerly co-produced and hosted the reality TV series “The Apprentice” from 2004-2015. Elected U.S. president in 2016.
JD Vance
Born Aug. 2, 1984, in Middleton, Ohio. Graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Served in the U.S. Marines from 2003-2007 and authored a 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Elected to U.S. Senate in 2022.
U.S. Senate
Tammy Baldwin (D)
Born Feb. 11, 1962, in Madison. Graduated from UW-Madison. Worked as a practicing attorney. Elected to the state Assembly 1992-96. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 1998-2010 and to U.S. Senate in 2012. Lives in Madison.
Eric Hovde (R)
Born April 27, 1964, in Madison. Graduated from UW-Madison. Co-founder of The Hovde Foundation charity, CEO of Hovde Properties, and chairman and CEO of Sunwest Bank. Owner of three banks. Lives in Madison.