{"id":49483,"date":"2024-09-06T21:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T01:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49483"},"modified":"2024-09-06T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T01:54:16","slug":"tim-walzs-brother-lives-in-florida-and-is-opposed-to-all-his-ideology-who-is-jeff-walz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/tim-walzs-brother-lives-in-florida-and-is-opposed-to-all-his-ideology-who-is-jeff-walz\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz&#8217;s brother lives in Florida and is &#8216;opposed to all his ideology.&#8217; Who is Jeff Walz?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Walz&nbsp;is one of four siblings, one of whom, a Florida resident, recently took to Facebook to rail against the Democratic vice presidential nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walz&#8217;s older brother, Jeff, in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/channel\/19%3A48144aaa74704f0cb7dcc65f0fd9d456%40thread.tacv2\/Images%20and%20Video?groupId=20bca5d0-5382-4041-bd7d-1d01f800737c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook posts&nbsp;<\/a>wrote he is &#8220;100% opposed&#8221; to all of his ideology and that he is \u201cnot the type of character you want making decisions about your future,&#8221; The New York Post reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Walz, 67, also wrote on Facebook that he has not spoken to his brother in eight years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posts&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1830262939443679634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drew praise from former President Donald Trump&nbsp;<\/a>, who wrote on Truth Social, &#8220;Sounds like a really great guy!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with&nbsp;, Jeff Walz told the outlet while he doesn&#8217;t agree with his brother&#8217;s policies, he never intended for the posts to &#8220;influence the general public.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"464949\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49484 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #464949; width:373px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tim Walz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he made the posts in response to feedback from friends and acquaintances who thought &#8220;I was feeling the same way that my brother did on the issues, and I was trying to clarify that just to friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He posted on Facebook that he&#8217;d consider endorsing Donald Trump on stage, but told NewsNation, &#8220;We&#8217;re not campaigning or anything for him or against him or anything like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is Jeff Walz?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Walz, 67, is Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz&#8217;s older brother (Tim Walz is 60).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He lives in Freeport, Florida, with his wife, Laurie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freeport is located in Walton County in the state&#8217;s Panhandle and has a population of 5,861, according to the 2020&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/profile\/Freeport_city,_Florida?g=160XX00US1224825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Census&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to property records, the couple purchased a home in Freeport in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/tim-walzs-siblings-know-jeff-212858520.html\">graduated from Chadron State College&nbsp;<\/a>in Nebraska, according to TODAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Walz is a registered Republican and donated $20 to Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign, The New York Post reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What did Jeff Walz say about his brother Tim Walz on Facebook?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In posts on Facebook, Jeff Walz said he has not spoken to his brother in eight years, that he is opposed to all of Tim Walz&#8217;s ideology and that he is not &#8220;the type of character you want making decisions about your future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also responded to comments urging him to endorse Donald Trump, saying, &#8220;I\u2019ve thought hard about doing something like that!\u201d He later told NewsNation he would not be campaigning for or against Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Walz siblings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Walz is one of four siblings born to Darlene and James F. 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