Al Weed
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Albert Charles Weed II is a Virginia
winemaker, businessman, and Democrat
. Weed was the Democratic nominee for election to Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat, in both 2004 and 2006, running against Republican
incumbent Virgil Goode
. In 2004, Weed lost 64% to 36%http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/61/; Goode once again defeated Weed in 2006, 59% to 40%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/VA/H/05/index.html
Weed, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and veteran of the Vietnam War
, has a B.A. from Yale University
and M.P.A. from Princeton University
. After working for the World Bank
and in the private sector, he purchased a vineyard and co-founded the Virginia Wineries Association. In 2002, Governor Mark Warner
named Weed 5th District Trustee for the Virginia Land Conservation Trust Fund.
In 2006, Weed faced competition for the Democratic Party nomination. Former Roanoke
City Manager Bern Ewert argued that Weed had been beaten "like a drum" in 2004 and would probably lose again. Nevertheless, on May 20, 2006, Weed was chosen as the Democratic nominee by a 114-73 vote of the delegates to the party convention. http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/66102
In Weed's 2006 campaign, he emphasized the need for better treatment of military veterans. http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=4314 One of his campaign proposals was to establish a college for disabled veterans in the district. http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/wb/xp-88923 In both his campaigns, he advocated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq
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Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
winemaker, businessman, and Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. Weed was the Democratic nominee for election to Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat, in both 2004 and 2006, running against Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
incumbent Virgil Goode
Virgil Goode
Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. , is an American politician, last serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 5th congressional district of Virginia from 1997 to 2009...
. In 2004, Weed lost 64% to 36%http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/61/; Goode once again defeated Weed in 2006, 59% to 40%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/VA/H/05/index.html
Weed, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and veteran of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, has a B.A. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and M.P.A. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. After working for the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and in the private sector, he purchased a vineyard and co-founded the Virginia Wineries Association. In 2002, Governor Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and businessman, currently serving in the United States Senate as the junior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and is the honorary chairman of...
named Weed 5th District Trustee for the Virginia Land Conservation Trust Fund.
In 2006, Weed faced competition for the Democratic Party nomination. Former Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
City Manager Bern Ewert argued that Weed had been beaten "like a drum" in 2004 and would probably lose again. Nevertheless, on May 20, 2006, Weed was chosen as the Democratic nominee by a 114-73 vote of the delegates to the party convention. http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/66102
In Weed's 2006 campaign, he emphasized the need for better treatment of military veterans. http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=4314 One of his campaign proposals was to establish a college for disabled veterans in the district. http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/wb/xp-88923 In both his campaigns, he advocated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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