Former Vice President Walter Mondale, who served as the second-in-command to former President Jimmy Carter, died at 93, a family spokesperson announced. 

Walter Frederick Mondale was born in southern Minnesota in 1928.

As the son of a Methodist minister and music teacher, he said his parents taught him hard work, to care for others, to cherish his faith and love his country. 

Early on, Mondale was a steadfast supporter of social justice. By the time he graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, he was involved in the Democratic Farmer Labor Party. 

As a liberal and a disciple of Senator Hubert Humphrey, Mondale was appointed as Minnesota’s Attorney General in 1960, CNN reported. 

Four years later, he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy left when Humphrey was elected to serve as the Vice President for Lyndon B. Johnson. 

In 1976, Jimmy Carter pulled him from Senate to be his running mate in the next presidential election. 

With a successful win, Mondale served beside Carter from 1977 to 1981 before the pair lost to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the 1980 presidential election. 

Despite the loss, it was not over for Mondale. 

Four years later, he won the Democratic Presidential nomination and made history, picking Geraldine Ferraro of New York, who became the first woman to get an endorsement as Vice President. 

In the 1984 presidential election, Mondale and Ferraro only managed to win his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia, leading to a loss against Reagan.

“He has won, we are all Americans, he is our president, and we honor him tonight,” Mondale said in his concession speech. 

After the defeat, Mondale stayed off the national radar until former President Bill Clinton named him the United States Ambassador to Japan. 

He answered the call to serve again in 2002 when he was asked to run for his old Senate seat in place of Senator Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash. 

Mondale narrowly lost the race, but he never lost his love for social justice. 

He went back to practicing law and teaching at the University of Minnesota. 

A hall at the school bears his name, as does the intramural hockey team taking the ice as “The Fighting Mondales.” 

Many remember him as a man of Minnesota who remained “Minnesota nice.” 

Mondale’s wife Joan died in 2014, and his daughter Eleanor died in 2011. 

He is survived by his two sons, Ted and William Mondale, and six grandchildren. 

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Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton spoke highly of Mondale on Twitter. 

Walter Mondale championed progressive causes and changed the role of VP—so leaders like @JoeBiden could be the last ones in the room when decisions were made. In selecting Geraldine Ferraro, he also paved the way for @VP to make history. Michelle and I send prayers to his family.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 20, 2021

Walter Mondale believed in the power of government to make a positive difference in people’s lives, and proved it at every stage of his remarkable career—with deep policy knowledge, a tireless work ethic, and uncommon decency. Hillary and I loved him and will miss him very much.

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) April 20, 2021