Rep. Michael Waltz Stock Trading Activity

Michael Waltz (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. He left office on January 20, 2025. Waltz (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. On November 12, 2024, Donald Trump (R) announced that he had selected Waltz to serve as national security advisor in his second presidential term. This is an appointed position, and does not require Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, "Mike has been a strong champion of my America First Foreign Policy agenda, and will be a tremendous champion of our pursuit of Peace through Strength!" Before his appointment as national security advisor, Waltz served in the U.S. Army and National Guard for 27 years, retiring as a colonel. Waltz co-founded METIS solutions, a defense consulting firm, where he worked from 2010 to 2018. During the George W. Bush (R) administration, Waltz served as the defense policy director under Secretaries of State Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. Waltz served in the U.S. military for over 20 years and is the first retired Green Beret to win election to the U.S. House. He was a defense policy director in the Pentagon and a counterterrorism policy adviser for former Vice President Dick Cheney. Waltz also co-founded a small business of over 400 employees.