John Wieder
John Wieder was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Texas.[1] John Wieder lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Wieder unsuccessfully sought election to the 9th Congressional District seat in 2012. He was defeated by Democratic incumbent Al Green on November 6, 2012.[2]
Biography
Wieder graduated from Keesler AFB in 1969. He went on to receive his AAS in computer science and real estate from the College of Mainland in 1976. Wieder then earned his BBA from the University of Houston.
Wieder served in the United States Air Force and is a Vietnam veteran. He has worked as a real estate broker and insurance broker.[3]
Campaign themes
2012
Wieder stated the following about his political philosophy in a bio submission to Ballotpedia:[3]
"Stop Abortion, Free the innocent in Jail, Smaller Government (but with saftey net for individuals, not corporations), Fair Tax (includes no tax option), Prayer back in School, Solve immigration(includes required seminars to teach american living, leaving the barrio behind, ect), Cut foreign aid, get out of the wars(including United Nations), Responsive to all, Liberty and Justice for all, One nation, under GOD.... "
Elections
2014
Wieder ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 14th District. Wieder won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014.[4] He was defeated by incumbent Randy Weber (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Randy Weber Incumbent |
61.9% | 90,116 | |
| Democratic | Donald Brown | 36.1% | 52,545 | |
| Libertarian | John Wieder | 2.1% | 3,037 | |
| Total Votes | 145,698 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Wieder ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 9th District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He ran against Steve Mueller (R), incumbent Al Green (D), and Vanessa Foster (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Al Green Incumbent |
78.5% | 144,075 | |
| Republican | Steve Mueller | 19.7% | 36,139 | |
| Green | Vanessa Foster | 0.9% | 1,743 | |
| Libertarian | John Wieder | 0.9% | 1,609 | |
| Total Votes | 183,566 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Wieder + Texas + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 14th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 14th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "U.S. House elections brackets," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bio submission to Ballotpedia, October 12, 2012
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
