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Timothy James "Tim" Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for since 2007. The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa. It includes Rochester, Austin, Winona and Mankato. A retired Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard, Walz is the highest-ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress. A moderate Democrat, Walz was first elected in 2006, defeating six-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht. He has since been re-elected four times and serves on the Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans' Affairs committees. ==Early life, education and career== Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska, the son of Darlene R. and James F. "Jim" Walz. His ancestry includes German, Irish, and Swedish.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/walz.htm〕 Walz, the son of a public school administrator and community activist, was raised in Chadron, Nebraska, a rural community in the northwestern portion of the state. Walz graduated from Butte High School in a class of 25 students, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in social science education from Chadron State College. Walz's first teaching experience was at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Walz then accepted a teaching position with WorldTeach, teaching in the People's Republic of China.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.timwalz.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B9BFE9881-E930-49EA-A44A-7D2E8DF34BDE%7D )〕 Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1981, and over the course of his 24-year career rose to the rank of command sergeant major. In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year. After a deployment to Italy with his Guard unit as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Walz retired from the Army National Guard and resumed teaching as a geography teacher and football coach at Mankato West Senior High School.〔 He and his wife Gwen ran Educational Travel Adventures, accompanying high school juniors and seniors on summer educational trips to China. Walz has two children — one daughter and one son. He currently resides in Mankato, Minnesota.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://walz.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=2 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Walz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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