Michael Waltz FL-06

Michael Waltz

Summary

Current Position: US Representative of FL District 6 since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: US Army from 1996 – 2021
District: Eastern Florida Coast and stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the city of Daytona Beach.  
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Congressman Mike Waltz represents North Central Florida, is a Colonel (Ret.) in the National Guard, a combat-decorated Green Beret, former White House and Pentagon policy advisor, a small business owner, an author, and a proud father. He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress.

Mike was born in Boynton Beach, FL and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised by a hard-working single mother and is the son and grandson of Navy Chiefs.

Mike has served his country his entire life. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with Honors and served 27 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard, retiring during his second term in Congress. After being commissioned as an Army lieutenant, Mike graduated Ranger School and was selected for the elite Green Berets, serving worldwide as a Special Forces officer with multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. For his actions in combat, Mike was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two for Valor.

During his time in Afghanistan, Mike led the teams searching for deserter Pvt. Bowe Berghdal. Mike was one of the first to publicly call into question then-President Obama’s labeling of Berghdal as a hero and has continued to lead the call for justice on behalf of all the service-members Berghdal’s desertion put in harm’s way.

Mike’s servant leadership continued in the Pentagon as a defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. Mike then went on to serve in the White House as Vice President Dick Cheney’s counterterrorism advisor, where he saw firsthand the difficult decisions the President and his Cabinet must make to protect our national security. Mike’s position in the White House was unique, as he advised the Bush administration on policy he actually carried out in the military.

His experiences as a soldier and a policy advisor inspired him to write the book, “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan,” the proceeds of which continue to benefit the Green Beret and Matthew Pucino Foundations.

Following his time in the White House, Mike then built a small business to over 400 employees and was repeatedly listed in the Inc. 500 index as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

A former Fox News Channel contributor, Mike, provides expert commentary on foreign policy, defense, and business issues to viewers around the world.

Mike is determined to be part of the new generation of leadership in Congress: servant leaders who lead by example with their values and deliver results. His commitment in Washington, DC is the same now as it was in combat: to serve with everything he has, without regard for his own self and with a sense of duty.

Mike has a daughter in college and was also recently blessed with a baby boy. He is married to Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, a combat veteran who served in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, as well as most recently as Homeland Security Advisor to the President. They live in St. Johns County, Florida.

Personal

Full Name: Michael Waltz

Gender: Male

Family: 1 Child

Birth Date: 01/31/1974

Birth Place: Boynton Beach, FL

Home City: St. Johns County, FL

Religion: Protestant

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Education

BA, International Relations/Economics/Spanish, Virginia Military Institute, 1992-1996

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 6, 2019-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 6, 2022

Professional Experience

Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserves, 1996-present

Contributing Author, “Drone Wars: Transforming Conflict, Law, and Policy

Author, “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan”

Colonel, Maryland Army National Guard

Former Defense Policy Director, Office of Secretary of Defense Gates

Former Defense Policy Director, Office of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld

Senior Fellow, Foundation For Defense of Democracies (FDD), 2015-2019

Contributor, Fox News Channel, 2016-2018

Chief Executive Officer, METIS Solutions, Limited Liability Company, 2010-2018

Special Advisor, South Asia and Counterterrorism, Office of Vice President Cheney, 2007-2009

Afghanistan Country Director, Department of Defense, 2006-2007

Team Leader/Coalition Liaison, United States Army, 2005-2006

Program Manager, United States Department of Defense, 2004-2005

Offices

Washington, DC Office
216 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2706

Palm Coast Office
31 Lupi Court, Suite 130
Palm Coast, FL 32137
Phone: (386) 302-0442
Fax: (386) 283-5164

Deland Office
120 South Florida Ave.
Suite 324
Deland, FL 32720
Phone: (386) 279-0707
Fax: (386) 279-0874

Port Orange Office
Port Orange City Hall
1000 City Center Circle
2nd Floor
Port Orange, FL 32129
Phone: (386) 238-9711
Fax: (386) 238-9714

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Election Results

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Finances

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Committees

House Armed Services Committee

“Florida plays an integral role in keeping Americans safe, and as a Green Beret and former Pentagon advisor, I know firsthand the challenges facing our men and women in uniform as well as what is required to complete the mission. As threats grow around the globe, we have a duty to ensure our servicemembers have the resources to meet these challenges and keep America safe. It is essential for Congress to honor its commitments to military personnel, and their families, so our critical missions are carried out safely.” – Congressman Mike Waltz, January 17, 2019

“At such a pivotal time for our military, I am grateful to Ranking Member Rogers for the opportunity to lead the Subcommittee on Readiness to ensure America’s warfighters are trained and equipped at superior facilities in order to address the multitude of threats facing our country. It’s imperative that the Department of Defense has the best resources to defend against the Chinese Communist Party’s march towards global dominance, Russia’s increased malign behavior, new terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan, the Iranian Regime’s march towards a nuclear weapon, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal proliferation and missile development, and threats to freedom in the Western Hemisphere from Venezuela and Cuba.” – Congressman Mike Waltz, January 10, 2022

“At such a pivotal time for our military, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead the Subcommittee on Readiness to ensure America’s warfighters are trained and equipped at superior facilities to properly address the threats facing our country. As the Chinese Communist Party marches towards global dominance, Russia increases its malign behavior, new terrorist threats emerge in the aftermath of Afghanistan, the Iranian Regime progresses towards a nuclear weapon, and so much more, I am ready to get to work to better equip our military and turn our focus away from woke priorities and back to winning wars. Our national security depends on it.” – Congressman Mike Waltz, January 25, 2023.

The House Armed Services Committee retains exclusive jurisdiction for: defense policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint interoperability, the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, Department of Energy nonproliferation programs, and detainee affairs and policy. Learn more about the House Armed Services Committee here.

Subcommittees:
  • Subcommittee on Readiness, Chairman:

    The Readiness Subcommittee is responsible for the single largest account within DOD’s budget. It oversees military readiness, training, logistics and maintenance issues and programs, military construction, installations and family housing issues, and the BRAC process. It also oversees civilian personnel, energy security, and environmental issues that affect DOD. The Readiness Subcommittee makes sure that our troops are properly trained and their equipment is properly maintained so they can succeed in their missions, and that they have the facilities and services they deserve when they return home.

The Strategic Forces Subcommittee oversees our nation’s nuclear weapons, ballistic missile defense, national security space programs, and Department of Energy national security programs. It makes sure our nation is properly prepared for any missile or nuclear attacks.

The Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations has jurisdiction over Department of Defense policy and programs and accounts related to military intelligence, national intelligence, countering weapons of mass destruction, counter-proliferation, counter-terrorism, other sensitive military operations, and special operations forces.

  • Task Force on Defense Critical Supply Chain

House Foreign Affairs Committee

“I am pleased to expand my work on national security matters by serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It’s critical we thoroughly investigate the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and hold those accountable for the killing of 13 U.S. service members and leaving thousands of Americans and allies behind enemy lines. Congress must also work to ensure the Intelligence Community remains focused on countering espionage efforts of foreign adversaries and to ensure political motives are not factored in their decision making.” – Congressman Mike Waltz, January 24, 2023

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs Republicans considers legislation that impacts the diplomatic community, which includes the Department of State, the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the United Nations, and the enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act.

Subcommittees:

The Full Committee will be responsible for oversight and legislation relating to:

  • foreign assistance (including development assistance, Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Account, HIV/AIDS in foreign countries, security assistance, and Public Law 480 programs abroad);
  • the Peace Corps;
  • national security developments affecting foreign policy;
  • strategic planning and agreements;
  • war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces;
  • peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions;
  • arms control and disarmament issues;
  • the United States Agency for International Development;
  • activities and policies of the State, Commerce and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology;
  • international law;
  • promotion of democracy;
  • international law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities;
  • Broadcasting Board of Governors;
  • embassy security;
  • international broadcasting;
  • public diplomacy, including international communication, information policy, international education, and cultural programs;
  • and all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee.

The Committee will have jurisdiction over legislation with respect to the administration of the Export Administration Act, including the export and licensing of dual-use equipment and technology and other matters related to international economic policy and trade not otherwise assigned to a subcommittee and with respect to the United Nations, its affiliated agencies and other international organizations, including assessed and voluntary contributions to such organizations. The Committee may conduct oversight with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee as defined in the Rules of the House of Representatives. Learn more about the House Foreign Affairs Committee here.

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

“As a member of the House Intelligence Subcommittees on Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency & Cyber, I am ready to get to work to ensure our Intelligence Community remains focused on countering the espionage efforts of our foreign adversaries, especially the CCP, and to ensure political motives are not factored into their decision making.” – Congressman Mike Waltz, February 14, 2023.

The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Created in 1977, HPSCI is charged with oversight of the United States Intelligence Community—which includes the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following seventeen elements of the U.S. Government—and the Military Intelligence Program. Learn more about the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence here.

Subcommittees:

  • Central Intelligence Agency
  • National Security Agency & Cyber

Caucuses

  • Afghanistan Caucus
  • ALS Caucus
  • American Flood Coalition
  • Army Caucus
  • Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus
  • Congressional Military Transition Assistance Pathway (MTAP) Caucus
  • Congressional Supply Chain Caucus
  • Critical Minerals Caucus
  • Florida Ports Caucus
  • For Country Caucus — Co-Chair
  • General Aviation Caucus
  • Hellenic Caucus
  • India Caucus — Co-Chair
  • International Basic Education Caucus
  • International Water and Sanitation Caucus
  • Kurdish Caucus
  • Motorsports Caucus
  • Oceans Caucus
  • Republican Study Committee
  • Roosevelt Caucus
  • Shipbuilding Caucus
  • Singapore Caucus
  • Space Force Caucus — Co-Chair
  • Special Operations Forces Caucus
  • STEM Education Caucus
  • Taiwan Caucus
  • Venezuela Democracy Caucus
  • Veterans’ Education Caucus
  • Women in STEM Caucus
  • Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Caucus — Co-Chair

 

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Michael Waltz FL-06Florida’s 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district is located on the Eastern Florida Coast and stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the city of Daytona Beach.

From 2003 to 2013 the district stretched from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, and meandered down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County. It included all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Levy, and Marion counties. Most of this district is now the 3rd District, while the current 6th covers most of the territory that was previously in the 7th district.

The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Waltz.

Wikipedia

Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974)[4] is an American politician and a colonel in the United States Army serving as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2018 and succeeded Ron DeSantis, who went on to be elected the 46th governor of Florida in 2018.

In November 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that President-elect Donald Trump intends to appoint Waltz to serve as his national security advisor.[5]

Early life and education

Waltz was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and grew up in Jacksonville.[6] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.[7][8]

Career

Waltz represents Florida’s 6th congressional district, which is on the eastern Florida coast and stretches from Jacksonville’s southern suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the city of Daytona Beach. Waltz is a combat-decorated Green Beret still serving as a colonel in the U.S. Army National Guard,[3] and a former White House and Pentagon policy advisor. He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress.

Waltz graduated with honors as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, and has served over 26 years in the Army. After commissioning as an Army lieutenant he graduated Ranger School and was selected to be a Green Beret,[when?] serving worldwide as a Special Forces officer with multiple tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa. For his actions in combat, Waltz was decorated with four Bronze Stars, including two for valor.[9]

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.[10] Waltz wrote “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan.”[11]

In 2010, Waltz helped found the analytics and training company Metis Solutions. It was bought in November 2020 by Pacific Architects and Engineers for $92 million.[12]

Political positions

War in Afghanistan

After telling an anecdote to the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference audience about his time serving in Afghanistan during the public announcement of the Obama-era troop withdrawals, Waltz said of the war in Afghanistan, “So, are we 15 years in? Yes. Are we in for a lot more fighting, and do we need a long-term strategy to undermine the ideology of Islamic extremism—just like we did fascism and just like we did communism? Yes, we do. Uh, and you know, I think we’re in for a long haul, and I think our nation’s leadership needs to begin telling the American people, ‘I’m sorry, we don’t have a choice; we’re 15 years into what is going to be a multi-generational war because we’re talking about defeating an idea.’ It’s easy to bomb a tank; very difficult to defeat an idea, and that’s exactly what we have to do.” After his statement, a CPAC audience member disrupted the panel, shouting “It’s impossible”.[13]

China

Waltz is considered one of Congress’s most hawkish members with regard to China, saying, “We are in a Cold War with the Chinese Communist Party.”[14] In 2021, he was the first member of Congress to call for a full U.S. boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over what he described as the CCP’s genocide and internment of Chinese Uyghur populations and the enslavement, forced labor, and internment camps of ethnic minorities in China.[15][16]

Waltz serves on the House China Task Force[17] with 15 Republican lawmakers representing 14 committees of jurisdiction to coordinate policy on China. The Task Force collaborated and released the China Task Force report. The CTF issued a final report that includes 82 key findings and more than 400 forward-leaning recommendations for addressing the China threat.[18]

In the 116th Congress, Waltz sponsored the American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020[19] to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of critical minerals and bring the U.S. supply chain from China back to America by establishing a critical mineral research and development program in the Department of Energy. The bill was signed into law in Section 7002 of Division Z in the FY21 appropriations bill.[20]

Waltz has also pioneered legislation to secure American universities and academies from Chinese espionage.[21] In 2020, he secured legislation that provides a universal requirement for all agencies for researchers to disclose all foreign funding sources in applications for federal funding. Failure would result in permanent termination of research and development awards to the professor or school, permanent debarment of malign professors, and criminal charges.[22]

Further, Waltz directed the Department of Defense to track foreign talent recruitment programs that pose a threat to the United States, particularly as a response to China Communist Party efforts to infiltrate American universities.[22]

Waltz also sponsored legislation[23] to ensure the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) does not invest in Chinese or Russian markets. Weeks later, President Trump directed the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board[24] to reverse their decision to expand TSP investments.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 6

Waltz ran for Florida’s 6th congressional district in 2018 to succeed incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis, who retired before being elected governor of Florida.[25][26] He defeated John Ward and Fred Costello in the Republican primary[27] before facing Democratic nominee Nancy Soderberg, a former representative at the United Nations and the former deputy national security advisor, in the general election.[28] Waltz won with 56.31% of the vote to Soderberg’s 43.69%.[29]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 6

Waltz was challenged by Democratic nominee Clint Curtis. He received 265,393 votes (60.64%) to Curtis’s 172,305 (39.36%).[30]

Tenure

Waltz was sworn in to the 116th United States Congress on January 3, 2019.

In April 2020, Waltz joined the National Guard’s COVID-19 response efforts as a colonel on the planning staff.[31] On November 6, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he tested positive for the virus.[32]

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 contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[33] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[34][35][36] Shortly thereafter, the Orlando Sentinel editorial board rescinded its endorsement of Waltz in the 2020 election.[37] It wrote, “We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy.”[37][38]

Along with all other Senate and House Republicans, Waltz voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[39]

On May 19, 2021, Waltz voted against legislation to establish the formation of a January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[40]

On July 29, 2024, Waltz was announced as one of seven Republican members of a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[41]

Foreign policy

In 2020, Waltz voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021, which would prevent the president from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval.[42]

In a 2017 interview with The National Interest, Waltz described his views on Afghanistan as primarily oriented around ideological objectives, rather than material objectives. He assessed that Afghanistan could be won through slow cultural conversion by unconventional forces, described as “multiple generations of winning hearts and minds”, and anticipated 100 years before such objectives could be achieved, saying:

“We are in a war of ideas and we are fighting an ideology. It is easy to bomb a tank, but incredibly difficult to bomb an idea. We need a long-term strategy that discredits the ideology of Islamic extremism,” Waltz added. “We are in a multi-decade war and we are only 15-years in.”[43]

In August 2021, during the final stages of the second US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Waltz called on President Biden to reverse course on the war in Afghanistan, urging for the redeployment of special forces on the ground and the use of aerial bombardment of Taliban positions by the Air Force. In an op-ed for Fox News, he predicted that a return to Afghanistan was inevitable, and viewed withdrawal as a temporary act that would “decimate” local allies and civilians, saying “thousands will die”.[44]

Shortly after Waltz’s 2021 op-ed, The Intercept reported on his role in founding and managing a defense contracting company called Metis Solutions, which had landed contracts worth an accumulated $930 million in Afghanistan from the US government, largely in the area of training Afghan security forces. As a result of PAE acquiring Metis in 2020, Waltz had personally realized capital gains in the range of $5-25 million, according to disclosure releases.[45]

While initially backing Ukraine following the launch of the Russian invasion in February 2022, he indicated that his views have evolved to a less supportive position in 2024. In 2024, he voted against multiple Ukraine bills to aid Ukraine.[46][47]

Draft

Waltz voted to include provisions for drafting women in the NDAA of 2022.[48]

Immigration

Waltz voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158),[49] which effectively prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from cooperating with the Department of Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children.[citation needed]

LGBT rights

On July 19, 2022, Waltz and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.[50]

2024 presidential election

Waltz endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[51]

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Waltz was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[52]

Veterans

The PACT ACT which expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a “nay” from Waltz.[53] Regarding cannabis, despite lobbying from VSOs such as the DAV,[54] Waltz also voted against the 2022 MORE Act.[55]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[56]

Caucus memberships

Waltz is a member of the following Congressional caucuses.[57][58]

Electoral history

Florida’s 6th congressional district Republican primary, 2018[74]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Waltz 32,833 42.4
RepublicanJohn Ward23,54330.4
RepublicanFred Costello21,02327.2
Total votes77,399 100.0
Florida’s 6th congressional district, 2018[75]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Waltz 187,891 56.3
DemocraticNancy Soderberg145,75843.7
Total votes333,649 100.0
Republican hold
Florida’s 6th congressional district, 2020[76]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Waltz (incumbent) 265,393 60.6
DemocraticClint Curtis172,30539.4
n/aWrite-ins158<0.1
Total votes437,856 100.0
Republican hold
Florida’s 6th congressional district, 2022[77]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Waltz (incumbent) 226,548 75.3
LibertarianJoe Hannoush74,20724.7
Total votes300,755 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Waltz has a teenage daughter and is married to Julia Nesheiwat,[1] a combat veteran who served in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, most recently as Trump’s homeland security advisor. Waltz and Nesheiwat also have a child together.[2] They live in St. Johns County.

Books

  • Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan. ISBN 1612346316.
  • Dawn of the BRAVE: Saga 1 – Book 9.ISBN 1955550093.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida’s 6th congressional district
2019–present		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by

 United States representatives by seniority
282nd		Succeeded by

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