Marc (Marc) Veasey (D-USH33)
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Capitol: 202.225.9897
FAX: 202.225.9702
District: 817.920.9086
Representative
Room 2348 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20515-4333

Residence: Fort Worth, TX
Elected: 2012    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Tonya   DOB: 1/3/1971
Committee Assignments
Co-ChairHouse General Aviation Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Caucus on Youth Sports
Co-ChairCongressional Direct Selling Caucus
Co-ChairBlue Collar Caucus
Co-ChairEntrepreneurship Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Maritime Caucus
Co-ChairJoint Strike Fighter Caucus
Co-ChairBipartisan Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Co-ChairCongressional Voting Rights Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Texas Maritime Caucus
WhipCongressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
MemberJoint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
FC MemberCongressional Task Force on Childhood Obesity
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
FC MemberTEX-21 Congressional Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Long Range Strike
FC MemberCongressional Azerbaijan Caucus
FC MemberDemocratic Israel Working Group
FC MemberCongressional Army Aviation Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Inventions Caucus
FC MemberU.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus
FC MemberGerman-American Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce
FC MemberDemocracy Reform Task Force
FC MemberCongressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Urban Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus
FC MemberAuto Care Caucus
FC MemberNextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Military Families Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Small Business Caucus
FC MemberAhmadiyya Muslim Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on Armed Services
FC MemberCongressional Kidney Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans
FC MemberCongressional Independent Colleges Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Army Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberUSO Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Black Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Sportsmen's Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Career and Technical Education Caucus (CTE)
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Medicare for All Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Foster Youth
FC MemberNew Democrat Coalition (NDC)
FC MemberBlack Maternal Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional TRIO Caucus
FC MemberExpand Social Security Caucus (House)
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Arts Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) Equality Caucus
Counties Representing
Dallas / Tarrant

Bio

Rep. Veasey is an advocate for Texas' middle-class families and is committed to creating jobs, improving public education, fighting for immigration reform, and ensuring access to quality healthcare and women's reproductive rights. Congressman Veasey was appointed in the 118th Congress to serve on the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Prior to his committee appointment, Rep. Veasey served on the House Armed Services Committee, Small Business Committee, and the Committee on Science Space and Technology.

Throughout his time in Congress, Rep. Veasey founded the first Congressional Voting Rights Caucus to address the immediate need to eliminate the barriers and discrimination too many Americans face at the polls. In the 117th Congress, he accepted his appointment as an Assistant and Regional Whip. In the 118th Congress, the Congressman was appointed to serve as a Whip for the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce.

Rep. Veasey is currently a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Congressional Black Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition. He also co-launched the Blue Collar Caucus with Congressman Brendan Boyle to find solutions to problems too many middle-class Americans are facing. The Blue Collar Caucus supports unions and focuses on addressing wage stagnation, offshoring, and job insecurity for those in the manufacturing and building trades.

First elected to the Texas State House in 2004, Congressman Veasey represented District 95 - an area now part of the 33rd Congressional District. As a member of the Texas State House, Rep. Veasey served in a number of leadership positions including Democratic Whip and Chair of the Democratic Caucus. Issues he championed included fighting for affordable healthcare, funding for better schools, and advocating for a livable wage. Prior to serving four terms in the Texas House of Representatives, Rep. Veasey worked as a congressional staffer in North Texas for Congressman Martin Frost.

The Congressman was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife Tonya live in the Metroplex and have a thirteen-year-son, Adam.

Rep. Veasey earned a BS from Texas Wesleyan University, where he majored in Mass Communication.