In Minnesota, voters on both sides of the aisle have had more time to get to know Gov. Tim Walz than his opponent. Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance gained national recognition for his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” back in 2016, but his political career is relatively new.

Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, thanks in part to the endorsement of former president Donald Trump. Sarah Donaldson has been covering Vance since that election. She’s a reporter for the Statehouse News Bureau in Ohio and she joined Minnesota Now to explain Vance’s rise and predict his moves for Tuesday evening’s debate.