[2] Wachtmann served as Senate Health Committee Chairman, and during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, delivered water to the devastated areas of New Orleans.

[5] It was announced in early December 2010 that Wachtmann was a potential contender to return to the Ohio Senate, but he soon after released a statement stating that he would remain in the House, and was sworn in for his tenth overall term.

With two public retirement systems looking to boost employer contribution rates to help shore up funding levels Wachtmann is developing new plans without those hikes.

[8] Wachtmann has remained against funding for an Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation taskforce that has not provided any analysis of legislation but still maintains a $1 million appropriation from the state.

[12] However, the bill has gained support from Josh Mandel, Steve Chabot, Ken Blackwell and Mike Huckabee.

[14] Wachtmann has been a staunch proponent of a bill that limits collective bargaining opportunities for public employees.

[15] He states that even if the bill is passed, public employers would still have vastly more rights than those who work in the private sector.

[16] A member of the committee that heard the bill, Wachtmann voted in favor of passage,[17] and again out of the full Ohio House of Representatives, stating it will make government more efficient.

Critics have argued that Wachtmann's ownership of the Maumee Valley Bottlers bottling company (he is majority share holder and Board President) presents a clear conflict of interest.