Brent Waltz | |
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Member of the Indiana Senate from the 36th district |
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In office 2002-2017 |
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Preceded by | Larry Borst |
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Born | September 7, 1973 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Greenwood, Indiana |
Alma mater | Wabash College |
Profession | Investment banker, politician |
Website | brentwaltz |
D. Brent Waltz (born September 7, 1973) is an Indiana State Senator and Indiana businessman. He represents 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. His investment banking company, The Baron Group, Inc., specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and capitalization of small to midsize private companies in the transportation and manufacturing industries. Waltz announced he will not seek reelection in order to run for Indiana's 9th congressional district being vacated by Congressman Todd Young. Brent was unsuccessful in his campaign
Darryl Brent Waltz, Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 7, 1973 to Darryl Brent Waltz, Sr. and Geraldine Chaney Waltz. He is an only child. His father was a senior vice president of an Indiana savings and loan. Waltz graduated from Center Grove High School in 1992 as a National Merit Scholar. At 16, he became an Eagle Scout with bronze, silver, and gold palms. After high school, he attended Wabash College where he completed his degree as a history major with a minor in political science in 3 1⁄2 years.
Three out of four of Waltz's great-grandfathers held elected office in Indiana and Kentucky. At the age of 26 he was elected an at-large member of the Johnson County Council in 2000. He was elected President of the Johnson County in 2003 and re-election his last year on the council in 2004.