Andrew Walter

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Andrew Walter

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 26, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University

Graduate

Arizona State University

Personal

Profession

Business

Contact

Personal website

Andrew Walter was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Arizona. Walter was defeated by Wendy Rogers in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014.

Biography

Walter earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Arizona State University. After college, he played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. Walter also returned to ASU and earned his MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business. He then founded Andrew Walter Holdings, a senior secured lending firm.

Campaign themes

2014

Walter's campaign website listed the following issues:

“	Jobs and the Economy: "My vision for America starts with us securing a healthy economy by embracing economic freedom. Our economy is on life-support, being propped up by irresponsible government spending and money printing. This unstable foundation of failed government-centric policies hurts families, workers, and small businesses, all while adding trillions of dollars to our national debt." Addressing Our National Debt: "Our national debt is larger than our entire economy. Today our debt is over $17 trillion and it grows by over $3.5 billion each day. America is on an economically unsustainable path. Instead of making the tough choices needed to reform spending, politicians continue to borrow and print roughly $1 trillion a year. We are, quite literally, mortgaging our country’s future – our children’s future." True Healthcare Reform: "The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, amounts to a government takeover of your healthcare decisions. This law has cancelled the health care policies of millions and threatens to cancel the policies of millions more. Obamacare raises more than $800 billion in taxes and fees on the backs of families and hardworking taxpayers. Obamacare was rammed through without compromise in the dead of night, on a purely partisan vote – and no one even read the bill." Social Security and Medicare: "I believe we must preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare. But unless action is taken soon both vital programs will be bankrupt and insolvent. This is unacceptable. We must honor the promises made to seniors. Most seniors have spent their lifetimes paying into Social Security and Medicare and they rely on and deserve these monthly benefits." Educational Opportunities: "The education system in America is failing our students. We cannot afford to send our kids to failing schools. Irresponsibly throwing more money at a failed system is not the solution to this crisis. Every semester we delay, our children get one step closer to graduating underprepared or, worse, dropping out."	”
—Andrew Walter's campaign website, http://andrewwalter2014.com/index.php/issues/

Elections

2014

See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The National Republican Congressional Committee added Walter to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."

U.S. House, Arizona District 9 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wendy Rogers	59.4%	22,717
Andrew Walter	40.6%	15,510
Total Votes		38,227
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

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Personal

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Walter and his wife, Inning, live in Scottsdale.

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Arizona's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Arizona's 9th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed
• YouTube channel

Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Adelita Grijalva (D)

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (5)