In 2018, Waltz defeated former ambassador Nancy Soderberg and succeeded Ron DeSantis, who went on to be elected the 46th governor of Florida that same year. He was re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024 with over 60% of the vote in each election.

Nov 25, 2024 · It's official: Congressman Michael Waltz has resigned and a special election will be held to replace him. Waltz, a Republican from St. Augustine Beach, served six years in Florida's 6th before...

Jan 20, 2025 · Representative Michael Waltz resigned from Congress effective January 20, 2025. See Press Release. By federal law and the Rules of the House of Representatives, the employees of the former Representative continue to staff the offices of the congressional district under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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. [1] .

3 days ago · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts.. Republicans are expected to hold the seats following the general election April 1, which would boost their thin majority in the U ...

Waltz is a member of the Republican Party. In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Waltz to serve as his national security advisor. [5] He took office on January 20, 2025, replacing Jake Sullivan.

Nov 12, 2024 · During this summer’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Waltz delivered a podium-pounding, red-meat speech extolling Trump’s fitness as commander-in-chief while shredding President...

Nov 12, 2024 · Representative Michael Waltz of Florida, whom President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen to be his national security adviser, is a former Green Beret and three-term congressman who established...

2 days ago · President Trump’s two preferred candidates to replace former Representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz of Florida — who each left Congress to take a role in the new administration, but with ...

2 days ago · Two Republican candidates backed by President Donald Trump won special primary elections in Florida on Tuesday to become the likely successors to GOP former representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael ...