Curt Weldon

Curt Weldon

Wayne Curtis "Curt" Weldon (born July 22, 1947) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in November 2006 for reelection by Joe Sestak. Weldon was vice-chair of the Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee. He was also the co-chair of the Duma-Congress Study Group, the official inter-parliamentary relationship between the United States and Russia.

Read more about Curt Weldon:  Early Life and Education, Early Political Career, Actions in Congress, Criminal Investigation and Grand Jury Probe, Post-Congressional Career

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