Michael Waltz

Biography

WALTZ, Michael, a Representative from Florida; born in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 31, 1974; graduated from Stanton High School, Jacksonville, Fla., 1992; B.A., Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., 1996;  United States Army, 1996-2000, Afghanistan War Veteran; United States Army Reserves, 2000-2023; staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense; staff, Office of the Vice President Richard B. Cheney; business owner; television commentator; author; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 20, 2025 (January 3, 2019-January 20, 2025); White House National Security Advisor, 2025; United States Representative to the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, 2025-present.