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Michael Waltz

U.S. Representative from Florida since 2019

Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974)[4] is an American politician and a colonel in the United States Army. He is the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since 2019. Waltz is a member of the Republican Party.

Michael Waltz
United States National Security Advisor
Designate
Assuming office
January 20, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump (elect)
DeputyAlex Nelson Wong (designate)
SucceedingJake Sullivan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 6th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byRon DeSantis
Personal details
Born
Michael George Glen Waltz

(1974-01-31) January 31, 1974 (age 50)
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Julia Nesheiwat[1]
Children3[2]
RelativesJanette Nesheiwat (sister-in-law)
EducationVirginia Military Institute (BA)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service
  • 1996–2000 (active)
  • 2000–present (guard)
RankColonel[3]
UnitU.S. Army Special Forces
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsBronze Star (4)
Michael Waltz's voice
Waltz speaks on the 77th anniversary of Jordanian independence
Recorded May 25, 2023

In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Waltz to serve as his national security advisor.[5]

Early life

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Waltz was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida.[6] He studied at the Virginia Military Institute and became a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.[7][8]

Waltz worked in the Pentagon as a defense policy director for secretaries of defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. He went on to serve in the White House as the vice president's counterterrorism advisor.[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Waltz ran for Florida's 6th congressional district in 2018 to replace Republican Ron DeSantis, who was elected governor of Florida.[10][11] He ran against Democrat Nancy Soderberg in the general election.[12] Waltz won with 56.31% of the vote to Soderberg's 43.69%.[13] He would be re-elected in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

In December 2020, Waltz was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court that did not support the results of the 2020 presidential election.[14][15][16][17]

On May 19, 2021, Waltz voted against legislation to create a January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[18]

National Security Advisor

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In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Waltz to serve as his national security advisor.[5]

Personal life

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Waltz has a teenage daughter and is married to Julia Nesheiwat. Waltz and Nesheiwat also have a child together.[2] They live in St. Johns County.

Waltz wrote "Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan."[19]

References

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  1. ↑ Schorsch, Peter (September 17, 2021). "Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 9.17.21". Florida Politics. Extensive-Enterprise. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fineout, Gary (January 11, 2022). "Ready to rumble: 5 big questions for the 2022 session". Politico. Politico LLC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Harper, Mark. "Congressman Michael Waltz promoted to Army National Guard colonel". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
  4. ↑ Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Florida New Members 2019". TheHill.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Collins, Kaitlan (November 11, 2024). "Trump asks Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, source says". CNN. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Biography | U.S. Representative Mike Waltz". waltz.house.gov.
  7. ↑ Buswell, Brent. "VMI Grad Elected to U.S. Congress". Kappa Alpha Order. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Representative Michael Waltz". Representative Michael Waltz. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  9. ↑ "In the House". National Guard Association of the United States. April 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Republican Michael Waltz wins open Florida House seat, keeping 6th District in GOP control". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  11. ↑ "Special forces: How Mike Waltz defeated the national left – Florida Politics". floridapolitics.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  12. ↑ Piggott, Jim (July 12, 2017). "Former UN ambassador to run for Congress". WJXT. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2018 Florida general election results". Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. ↑ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  15. ↑ Liptak, Adam (2020-12-11). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  16. ↑ "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  17. ↑ Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  18. ↑ LeBlanc, Paul (May 19, 2021). "Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission". CNN. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  19. ↑ Waltz, Michael G. (2014). Warrior Diplomat. University of Nebraska Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1d9nmt5. ISBN 9781612346311. JSTOR j.ctt1d9nmt5.

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