Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, has ratcheted his race into higher gear and announced his pick for vice president: William Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, seen as a major player on the fundraising front.
"We got together and shook hands on it," Johnson said, of his deal with Weld, which he is due to formally announce on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
Johnson and Weld apparently met and talked in Las Vegas over the past weekend.
"It brings an enormous amount of credibility to what it is I'm doing," Johnson said, of Weld's OK to the vice presidential role, the Hill reported. "I'm unbelievably flattered by this and humbled."
Johnson is running as the third-party option against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic pick Hillary Clinton. And this isn't his first appearance on the presidential campaign trail; he ran in 2012 but only won about one percent of the vote.
Johnson said Weld could prove a success for this year's campaign, however.
"[He could be a] huge influence when it comes to fundraising," Johnson said, the Hill reported. "That was something that he in fact volunteered, that he enjoys doing."
Weld helped former Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney raise campaign funds in 2012.