John Waltz is a veteran's rights advocate and candidate for United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 in Michigan's 6th congressional district

Michigan's 6th congressional district

Michigan's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in southwest Michigan. It consists of all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren, counties, and includes most of southern and eastern Allegan and a portion of western Calhoun counties.-Major...

. The seat is currently held by Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 Fred Upton

Fred Upton

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.

Early life, education and career

Waltz is a disabled veteran of the Iraq War. He served on the USS George Washington

USS George Washington

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS George Washington in honor of George Washington., was purchased on 12 October 1798 and served for less than four years. She was sold in May 1802....

 and participated in Operation Noble Eagle

Operation Noble Eagle

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, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. He has four daughters. He is the executive director for Severus Worldwide, which is an organization in an effort to revitalize medical facilities in Iraq. He is also executive vice president of the Iraq War Veterans Organization

Iraq War Veterans Organization

The Iraq War Veterans Organization, or IWVO, was founded on April 12, 2003, by Russell K. Terry and William T. Hutchison. The original intent of the organization was to ensure that veterans returning from the war in Iraq, would not be subjected to the same treatment of veterans from the Vietnam...

 and the Kentucky director for the Order of the Silver Rose.

U.S. Congress campaign

Waltz announced his candidacy for U.S. Representative on August 15, 2011 His campaign platform focuses on education reform

Education reform

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, support for the Employee Free Choice Act

Employee Free Choice Act

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, progressive taxes, support for renewable energy

Renewable energy

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, and supporting veterans issues.

External links

• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Collected news and commentary at The Cincinnati Enquirer
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