Mike Waltz is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, confirmed by the Senate 47-43 on September 19, 2025 and sworn in the next day. He previously served as National Security Advisor from January 20 to May 1, 2025 and as U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2025.
Described in his Wikipedia biography as a China hawk who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential race.[1]
Earnings by year2
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
2025$195,200Total
White House Office salary rate (listed as 'Advisor')[2]
$195,200
2024$174,000Total
U.S. Representative salary (rank-and-file member rate)[3]
$174,000
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Mike Waltz. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education3 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BA.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2.5 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $195,200 in 2025 is in the top 10% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[2]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidenceUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations: a national-level executive office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions7
Laws1
American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020[1]H.R. 7061; Pub. L. 116-260, Div. Z, Sec. 7002SponsorDecember 27, 2020Sponsored in the 116th Congress; signed into law as Section 7002 of Division Z of the FY2021 appropriations act (Pub. L. 116-260, signed 2020-12-27).
Bills2
Bill to authorize military force against Mexican drug cartels[1]SponsorIntroduced in January 2023 to seek authorization to use U.S. military force against Mexican drug cartels.
TSP Act[1]H.R. 6614SponsorBill to bar the federal Thrift Savings Plan from investing in Chinese or Russian markets; the source does not state that it was enacted.
Committees1
Chair, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness[1]ChairChaired the subcommittee in the 118th Congress.
Offices held3
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[1]LedSeptember 20, 2025Confirmed 47-43 on September 19, 2025, sworn in September 20 and presented credentials to the Secretary-General on September 21, 2025.
National Security Advisor[1]LedJanuary 20, 2025Held the White House post from January 20, 2025 to May 1, 2025.
U.S. Representative, Florida's 6th congressional district[1]MemberJanuary 3, 2019Served from January 3, 2019 until January 20, 2025, when he left the House to become National Security Advisor.
Sources3
Every statement about Mike Waltz on this page comes from the wiki behind it, which cites each fact to the numbered source it was read from. Read the wiki
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