Marc Veasey

Democrat Representative of Texas's 33rd district

Representative
Texas, district 33
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Texas, district 33
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Texas, district 33
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Texas, district 33
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Texas, district 33
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Texas, district 33
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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January 3, 1971 (53 years old)

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Served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2013
Represented Texas’s 33rd congressional district
Served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013
Held the position of chair pro tempore of the House Democratic Caucus in the Texas House of Representatives
Grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended Arlington Heights High School
Graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications
Worked as a substitute teacher, sportswriter, and for an advertising agency before entering politics
Volunteered and then worked for U.S. Representative Martin Frost for five years
Authored legislation to honor Tim Cole, a wrongfully convicted student, and to enforce the James Byrd Jr. hate crime bill
Served on several committees in the Texas House, including the Elections Committee and the Environmental Regulation Committee
First elected to Congress in 2012, becoming the first African-American U.S. Representative from Tarrant County
Has been re-elected multiple times, with his campaign spending reaching $1.5 million in 2016
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
Supports a woman’s right to abortion and voted for the Violence Against Women Act
Opposed the Sierra Club on offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico but defended Texas oil interests
Serves on the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House
Member of several caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus and the LGBT Equality Caucus
Married to Tonya Jackson, with whom he has a son; his uncle was a television reporter and worked for a former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives