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Marc Veasey (Marc Allison Veasey) was born on 3 January, 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., is an American politician (born 1971). Discover Marc Veasey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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Marc Allison Veasey |
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3 January 1971 |
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Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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United States
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Marc Veasey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Marc Veasey's Wife?
His wife is Tonya Jackson
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Marc Veasey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marc Veasey worth at the age of 53 years old? Marc Veasey’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from United States. We have estimated Marc Veasey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Marc Allison Veasey (born January 3, 1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 33rd congressional district.
Veasey was born on January 3, 1971, to Connie and Joseph Veasey.
With his parents and brother, Ryan, Veasey and his family lived in numerous rental houses in the Stop Six neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas.
When he was ten years old, his parents divorced, and Marc, Ryan and their mother moved in with their maternal grandmother in the Como neighborhood of Fort Worth.
Veasey attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth.
He graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications.
Veasey worked as a substitute teacher and sportswriter, as well as writing scripts for an advertising agency.
One summer, he volunteered for U.S. Representative Martin Frost, and was hired as a field representative.
Veasey worked for Frost for five years.
He sponsored measures to create career and technology training in high schools, and authored HB 62, which honored Tim Cole, a Texas Tech University student wrongly convicted of raping a fellow student in 1985.
Veasey also authored a bill requiring a study to lead to greater enforcement of the James Byrd Jr. hate crime bill.
As a result of the 2003 Texas redistricting, Frost lost his reelection effort in 2004 to Pete Sessions.
In 2004, Veasey challenged Democratic State Representative Glenn Lewis for Texas's 95th House district.
He defeated Lewis 54%-46% in the primary and won the general election unopposed.
From 2005 to 2013, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he served as chair pro tempore of the House Democratic Caucus.
Veasey represented Texas House District 95 from 2005 to 2013.
He was the chair pro tempore of the House Democratic Caucus.
He was reelected in 2006 (91%), 2008 (96%), and 2010 (100%).
Veasey declared his candidacy for Texas's 33rd congressional district, a new congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that was created by reapportionment following the 2010 United States census.
The district is based in Tarrant and Dallas counties.
It is heavily Democratic: the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) was D+14.
It is also highly diverse: 66% Hispanic and 17% African American.
Eleven candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.
Veasey finished first, with 37% of the vote, less than the 50% needed to win the primary outright.
State Representative Domingo García ranked second with 25% of the vote, qualifying for the runoff election.
Veasey won Tarrant with 49% of the vote, while Garcia won Dallas with 44% of the vote.
In the runoff, Veasey defeated Garcia, 53%-47%.
He carried Tarrant with a 68% of the vote, as opposed to Garcia's 70% in Dallas.
In the general election, he defeated Republican Chuck Bradley, 73%-26%.
He won Tarrant with 78% of the vote and Dallas with 66% of the vote.
Veasey is the first African-American U.S. Representative elected from Tarrant County.
Veasey won re-nomination in the March 4 primary, defeating Tom Sanchez, 13,285 votes (73.5%) to 4,797 (26.5%).
He faced no Republican opponent in the general election but Jason Reeves qualified for the ballot as a Libertarian.
Veasey won re-nomination in the March 1 primary against activist Carlos Quintanilla with 63% of the vote.
He lost Dallas County but won Tarrant County.
He defeated Republican M. Mark Mitchell in the general election, 74% to 26%.
Veasey spent $1.5 million on his campaign.
Veasey again defeated Quintanilla in the primary, with 70% of the vote.
In the general election he defeated Republican Willie Billups and Libertarian Jason Reeves with 76%.
Veasey defeated Sean Segura in the primary, 64% to 36%.