aven , ▁Indiana , ▁which ▁concluded ▁when ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Whe aton ▁College ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁After ▁receiving ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁communic ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Wal berg ▁and ▁his ▁young ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁Ti pton , ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁services ▁at ▁Union ▁G ospel ▁Church . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁past or ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁successful ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁legisl ature ▁Wal berg ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Doug ▁Sp ade ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁is ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁D ud ley ▁Sp ade , ▁both ▁Democr ats . ▁Wal berg ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Mo ody ▁Bible ▁Institute ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁E lections ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁After ▁six ▁years ▁out ▁of ▁politics , ▁Wal berg ▁ran ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁six ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Republican ▁primary ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁District ▁after ▁six - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Nick ▁Smith ▁retired . ▁Wal berg ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁primary . ▁State ▁Senator ▁Joe ▁Schwar z ▁won ▁the ▁primary ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁general ▁election .