D. Brent Waltz is an Indiana State Senator and Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

 businessman. He represents southern Marion County

Marion County, Indiana

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 903,393, making it the largest county in the state and 55th most populated county in the country, greater than the population of six states. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and...

 and northern Johnson County

Johnson County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 115,209 people, 42,434 households, and 31,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 360 people per square mile . There were 45,095 housing units at an average density of 141 per square mile...

 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 mid size private companies in the transportation and manufacturing industries.

Early life

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.

Political career

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 established himself as a fiscal conservative and an advocate of law enforcement during his tenure. He was elected President of the Johnson County in 2003 and reelected his last year on the council in 2004.

Waltz achieved one of the greatest upsets in Indiana political history when he defeated 36 year incumbent and Senate Finance Chairman Larry Borst. Borst was one of the most powerful Indiana politicians of the 21st century. Waltz defeated Borst by 38 votes in the 2004 Republican primary - 6062 to 6024. He easily defeated his Democratic opponent in the November 2004 election and was reelected to a second term in 2008.

Business career

In 1995 Waltz founded his investment banking company, The Baron Group, Inc. - named after a company in a Jeffery Archer novel. In 2001 Waltz and two business partners began a logistics and courier company named Velox Express. The company began in the living room of its President, James Gibson. Today the company's annual revenue exceeds $10 million with offices in 12 cities throughout 7 states.