Brent Waltz served in the Indiana Senate from 2005 to 2017, representing southern Marion County and northern Johnson County which comprise the 36th Senate District of Indiana following his defeat of Senate Finance Chairman Larry Borst in the May 2004 Republican primary election.
11 Facts About Brent Waltz
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In 2016 Waltz announced he would not seek reelection in order to run for Indiana's 9th congressional district being vacated by Congressman Todd Young.
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Brent Waltz was unsuccessful in this campaign and subsequently indicted for violating federal campaign finance law.
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Brent Waltz's father was a senior vice president of an Indiana savings and loan.
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Brent Waltz graduated from Center Grove High School in 1992 as a National Merit Scholar.
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Three out of four of Brent Waltz's great-grandfathers held elected office in Indiana and Kentucky.
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Brent Waltz was elected President of the Johnson County in 2003 and re-election his last year on the council in 2004.
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Brent Waltz defeated his Democratic opponent in the November 2004 election and was reelected to a second term in 2008.
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Brent Waltz announced he would not seek re-election for his Senate seat in 2016 in order to pursue Indiana's 9th congressional district being vacated by congressman Todd Young.
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In 1995 Brent Waltz founded his investment banking company, The Baron Group, Inc - named after a company in a Jeffery Archer novel.
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On September 29,2020, Brent Waltz was indicted on 5 counts related to violations of federal campaign finance law related to his 2016 campaign.