Trump picks Marion Rep. Michael Waltz for national security adviser

Florida District 6 Rep. Michael Waltz [Facebook]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Florida District 6 Rep. Michael Waltz as his national security adviser.

Waltz won reelection on Nov. 5 to Florida’s 6^th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, beating democratic challenger James David Stockton.

Once Trump is inaugurated, Waltz will serve as the future president’s principal adviser on all national security issues.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a special election to fill the District 6 congressional seat.  District 6 encompasses parts of Marion, Lake, Putnam, Volusia, Flagler and St. Johns counties. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and receive a salary of $174,000.

Waltz was first elected to Congress in 2018, taking the place of Ron DeSantis when he became governor. Waltz is the chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and serves on the House China Task Force.