Who would replace Tim Walz as Minnesota governor

How it works: Walz could retain the governorship while campaigning with Harris, though he may face pressure to step down.

Zoom in: Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and already the country's highest ranking Native woman elected to an executive office, per her official bio.

• She was a Minneapolis School Board member for four years and served in the state House of Representatives before being elected lieutenant governor in 2018 alongside Walz.
• Among her accomplishments in office has been helping establish the nation's first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office.

Between the lines: State Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis) would then rise to lieutenant governor, making him the state's first Black lieutenant governor.

Yes, but: His ascension would leave the state Senate deadlocked 33-33 until his seat could be backfilled in a special election. (He represents a safe Democratic district.)

Zoom out: Walz is the first Minnesotan on a major presidential ticket in 40 years.

• The governor caught the spotlight as a VP contender in one of his first big TV appearances last month when he dubbed Donald Trump and JD Vance as "weird" guys. The viral clip has become a heavily used attack line by Democrats.

Flashback: Tapping a Minnesotan as a VP pick has worked in the past. Jimmy Carter selected Walter Mondale and won in 1976 (though they lost in 1980). Mondale also unsuccessfully ran for president in 1984.

• Before that, Lyndon Johnson ran with Minnesotan Hubert H. Humphrey and won in 1964.

Axios' Kyle Stokes and Torey Van Oot contributed reporting.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect news of Walz's selection as Harris' running mate.