Scott Wheeler

Scott L. Wheeler is an investigative journalist, political, and national security consultant. He is the founder, treasurer, and executive director of the National Republican Trust Political Action Committee. Background Wheeler was born in Atlanta, Georgia in February 1963. His family later moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where he finished high school. Following high school, Wheeler served in the U.S. Army for two years, later returning to the Army National Guard and immediately volunteering for active duty service in 2005 and 2006. As a student, Wheeler played college football at Iowa Central Community College (Fort Dodge, Iowa) and Emporia State University (Emporia, KS). After returning from Army duty, Wheeler was a high school head football coach for one year, 2007. While attending Emporia State University, Wheeler started a competing newspaper (Emporia Press Review) to the campus newspaper at Emporia State which received attention citywide and in a short time became a competitor to the city newspaper the Emporia Gazette.