Brent Waltz
Brent Waltz (b. September 7, 1973) is a former Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 36 from 2004 to 2016. He served as a member of the Johnson County Council from 2000 to 2004.
Waltz was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Indiana.[1] Waltz was defeated by Trey Hollingsworth in the Republican primary.[2]
Biography
Waltz earned his B.S. from Wabash College in 1996. His professional experience includes working as Chairman and CEO of The Baron Group, Incorporated and Director of Indianapolis Diversified Machining, Incorporated.
Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Waltz served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Pensions and Labor, Ranking Member |
| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Waltz served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Pensions and Labor |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Waltz served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce, Economic Development and Technology |
| • Pensions and Labor |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Waltz served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce & Economic Development |
| • Pensions and Labor |
| • Public Policy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Waltz served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Commerce & Economic Development |
| • Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
| • Pensions and Labor |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Todd Young (R) won election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, leaving his seat open. Trey Hollingsworth (R) defeated Shelli Yoder (D) and Russell Brooksbank (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hollingsworth defeated Robert Hall, Erin Houchin, Brent Waltz, and Greg Zoeller in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Yoder defeated Bob Kern, James McClure Jr., and Bill Thomas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Trey Hollingsworth |
54.1% | 174,791 | |
| Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 40.5% | 130,627 | |
| Libertarian | Russell Brooksbank | 5.4% | 17,425 | |
| Total Votes | 322,843 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Trey Hollingsworth |
33.5% | 40,767 | ||
| Erin Houchin | 25% | 30,396 | ||
| Greg Zoeller | 21.9% | 26,554 | ||
| Brent Waltz | 13% | 15,759 | ||
| Robert Hall | 6.6% | 8,036 | ||
| Total Votes | 121,512 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Shelli Yoder |
70.1% | 44,253 | ||
| Bob Kern | 11.6% | 7,298 | ||
| James McClure Jr. | 10.4% | 6,574 | ||
| Bill Thomas | 7.9% | 4,990 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,115 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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2012
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012
Waltz won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 36. Waltz ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Mary Ann Sullivan (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mary Ann Sullivan | 46.8% | 19,333 | |
| Republican | Brent Waltz Incumbent |
53.2% | 21,969 | |
| Total Votes | 41,302 | |||
2008
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Brent Waltz won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 36 receiving 25,878 votes, ahead of Democrat Terry Rice receiving 19,328 votes, and Libertarian Barry Campbell receiving 2,214 votes.[5]
| Indiana State Senate, District 36 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brent Waltz (R)
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25,878 | |||
| Terry Rice (D) | 19,328 | |||
| Barry Campbell (L) | 2,214 | |||
2004
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2004
On November 2, 2004, Republican Brent Waltz won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 36, ahead of Democrat Terry Rice.[6]
| Indiana State Senate, District 36 (2004) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brent Waltz (R)
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| Terry Rice | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Waltz's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Brent Waltz's campaign website, http://www.brentwaltz.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Waltz is a National Merit Scholar and an Eagle Scout — Gold, Silver and Bronze Palms.
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2016
In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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Recent news
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See also
- Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana Senate Committees
- Indiana state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Howey Politics, "Young’s Senate focus on U.S. security," July 14, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, " Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 19, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Indiana State Senate official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/gen_candidatelist.pdf Indiana Secretary of State, "2004 Election Results," accessed June 11, 2014]
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Indiana State Senate District 36 2004–2016 |
Succeeded by Jack Sandlin (R) |
