Wesley Reed

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Wesley Reed

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2014

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal

Profession

Pilot, FedEx

Contact

Personal website

Wesley Reed was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 27th Congressional District of Texas. Wesley Reed lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

Reed enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve during his second year of college. He then signed an aviation contract with the U.S. Marine Corps and attended Officer Candidates School. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the USMCR. He has served on both active and reserve duty. Reed was working as a pilot for FedEx at the time of his candidacy.

Campaign themes

2014

Reed's campaign website listed the following issues:

“	Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: "Members of Congress have several options at their disposal to grow the economy and create jobs. Unfortunately, due to our current Representative’s refusal to use any of these options available to him, we still have three people unemployed per every available job. The first step I would take is to help small businesses grow." Why Did My Opponent Vote To Cut Veteran’s Benefits?: "After voting to make the cuts, along Party lines, he is now backtracking and trying to make amends by proposing legislation to retract his vote. This line is disingenuous. He is not the only novice legislator from the TEA Party wing of the Republican Party who is trying this tactic in their home district. He knows full well that these proposals are non-starters." Aviation: "The United States’ airline industry and its employees operate in a hyper-competitive international marketplace. The U.S. airline industry has lost $48.1 billion since 2000. It is very clear that the airline industry continues to face significant challenges. Competition from foreign airlines, which are often state-owned or heavily state-sponsored and vertically integrated and operate from countries with low or nonexistent tax and regulatory burdens, is growing rapidly and impeding international growth for U.S. airlines." Education: "Education is the cornerstone to building America’s future. We must make a national commitment to education by strengthening our schools, fully funding special education, and modernizing our classrooms. At the same time, we must work to reduce class size, put in place the means for students to attain higher education, and make sure that we have the best trained, most qualified teachers in the world." Equality: "Women still make just 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man, equaling, on average, over $430,000 in lost compensation for her, her family, and our economy over her lifetime. The wage gap is even greater for Hispanic and African American women."	”
—Wesley Reed's campaign website, http://www.wesleyreed.com/issues/

Elections

2014

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District elections, 2014

Reed ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th District. Reed won the Democratic nomination in the primary on March 4, 2014, with no opposition. He was defeated by incumbent Blake Farenthold (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Texas District 27 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Blake Farenthold Incumbent	63.6%	83,342
	Democratic	Wesley Reed	33.7%	44,152
	Libertarian	Roxanne Simonson	2.7%	3,553
Total Votes				131,047
Source: Texas Secretary of State

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Personal

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Reed and his wife, Lori, have three children.

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Texas' 27th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Texas' 27th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

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Democratic Party (12)

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