Fred Wellman

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says he is focused on lowering costs, protecting health care, defending the Constitution and making government work for the people it serves.[1]
• Points to his 22-year Army career, including four combat tours, and a decade as a veterans advocate.[3]
• Says he is holding town halls and community events across the district to hear voters' concerns.[1]

Background

• Host, "On Democracy with FPWellman" podcast, MeidasTouch Network[2]
• Executive Director (earlier Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs), The Lincoln Project[2],[4]
• Administrative Chief of Staff, Ryan F. Larkin NYP Field Hospital, New York City[2],[4]
• Founder, ScoutComms (veterans and military family advocacy firm)[2],[4]
• Army aviation officer; deployed in Desert Storm and three tours in Iraq, U.S. Army · 1987–2010[2]

Education

• Graduate (Class of 1987), U.S. Military Academy at West Point[2],[4]
• Master's degree, Harvard Kennedy School[2],[4]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Says universal coverage should be the goal and supports restoring ACA subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age and creating a public option.[3]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports raising the federal minimum wage, strengthening union and collective bargaining rights, equal pay and paid family leave.[3]
• Abortion
  Says decisions about building a family and medical care belong to patients, families and doctors, and opposes punishing patients or providers for those decisions.[3]
• Veterans
  Opposes privatizing VA health care and opposes the Taking Care of America's Veterans Act as written; supports more mental health and suicide prevention resources and strengthening the PACT Act.[3]
• Foreign Policy
  Supports continued military aid to Ukraine and says Congress must use its war powers, including acting to end U.S. military action against Iran.[3]

Voting record

Fred Wellman has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words