Jeff Walz is a candidate in the fifth congressional district of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 for the U.S. House of Representatives and is associate professor of political science professor at Concordia University Wisconsin

Concordia University Wisconsin

Concordia University Wisconsin is a private liberal arts college located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school is an affiliate of the 10-member Concordia University System, which is operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod ....

. Walz is known for his book on the complex relationship between religion and politics, especially the study of pastors entering into politics. He has also written two articles in his subject

Personal life

Born in Waconia, Minnesota

Waconia, Minnesota

Waconia , a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, is located about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Waconia surged in suburban development recently and grew to a population of 10,697 . The town is home to the Waconia Wildcats Sports Teams...

, in 1967, Jeff Walz grew up in Seward, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska

Seward is a city in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,133 at the 2000 census...

, and moved a number of times thereafter. He spent time in Edwardsville, Illinois

Edwardsville, Illinois

Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,293. It is the county seat of Madison County and is the third oldest city in the State of Illinois. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois...

; Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

; Valparaiso, Indiana

Valparaiso, Indiana

Valparaiso is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd largest city in Porter County.-History:...

; Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

; Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...

; and Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States with Cedar Creek running through it. The city is bordered by the Village of Grafton to the east and the Town of Cedarburg elsewhere...

. Walz now lives in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin

Cedar Grove, Wisconsin

Cedar Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, with his wife of 14 years, Jennifer, and one child, Matthew, 4-years-old.

Education

Walz attended high school in Edmonton and earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and print journalism from Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...

 in 1989. He spent the next two years as a journalist for the Vidette-Messenger in Valparaiso, covering politics and transportation issues. He then attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, earning his Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in political science in 1996.

Career

Walz has taught political science at both Wheaton College, Illinois and Concordia University Wisconsin

Concordia University Wisconsin

Concordia University Wisconsin is a private liberal arts college located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school is an affiliate of the 10-member Concordia University System, which is operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod ....

, both of which are religious-affiliated private schools.

Articles

• State Responses to National Democratic Party Reform by Jeffrey S Walz; John Comer Political research quarterly. 52, no. 1, (1999): 189-208
• Modeling Judicial Federalism: Predictors of State Court Protections of Defendants' Rights Under State Constitutions, 1969–1989 Publius: The Journal of Federalism 1998 28(2):43-59;

External links

• Jeff Walz for Congress http://www.burkeeandwalz.com/.
• Concordia University Wisconsin http://www.cuw.edu/.