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I read it was highest ranked enlisted man to serve in congress, not officer.
You're not wrong. NCOs don't have commissions, so they're lower ranked than commissioned officers. Him being the "highest ranked officer" is incorrect, and anyone who has been in the military would immediately latch on to that.
Cmd Sgt Maj is an honorable rank that takes a career to earn - no need to overinflate it with garbage to make the point. It's impressive on its own.
Edit: for clarification, John McCain was a Navy Captain (O3) which is higher ranked than Cmd Sgt Maj (E9). Therefore Tim Walz isn't the highest ranked officer to serve. I love Tim, but it's incorrect to state than an E9 outranks an O3.