Michael Waltz

Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974) is an American politician, former Green Berets officer and counterterrorism adviser to Dick Cheney. In November 2018, he was first elected to the United States House of Representatives to succeed the seat held by Ron DeSantis. Waltz is a Republican and represents Florida's 6th congressional district.

Michael Waltz
29th United States National Security Advisor From: January 20, 2025 – present
Predecessor	Jake Sullivan
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 6th Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2025
Predecessor	Ron DeSantis
Successor	vacant
Information
Party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Julia Nesheiwat
Military Service
Allegiance	Unites States
Service/branch	United States Army
Service Years	1996–present
Rank	Colonel
Unit	U.S. Army Special Forces
Battles/wars	Afghan War
Awards	Bronze Star (4)

Waltz is 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. In 2024, Waltz was appointed by Donald Trump to serve as National Security Advisor.

Congress

Waltz succeeded Ron DeSantis who was elected to be governor of Florida. He served formerly in Pentagon as defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. He supports many establishment warmonger ideas like opposing withdrew from Afghanistan, he also voted for Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Waltz was among 47 Republicans to codify Obergefell V. Hodges (gay marriage).

Waltz and Rep. Adam Kinzinger publicly criticized President Donald Trump for seeking peace with the Taliban.

External link

• Mike Waltz Grills Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin