Curt Weldon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office 1987–2007
Preceded by	Bob Edgar
Succeeded by	Joe Sestak
Born	July 22, 1947 Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Weldon
Religion	Non-denominational Protestant

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 seventh district of Pennsylvania.^[1] 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. Image File history File links Curtweldon. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Pennsylvanias 7th congressional district is one of Pennsylvanias voting districts for the United States House of Representatives. ... Rev. ... Joseph A. Sestak Jr. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Marcus Hook is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Pennsylvanias 7th congressional district is one of Pennsylvanias voting districts for the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Joseph A. Sestak Jr. ... The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ...

On October 13, 2006, it was reported in the media that the Justice Department was investigating whether Weldon illegally traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter. This represents a more serious investigation following on the heels of an FBI probe, ongoing for the past several months, into similar charges.^[2] Three days later, FBI agents raided his daughter's home as well as five other locations of associates of Weldon in the Philadelphia area and in Jacksonville, Florida.^[3] On October 18, 2006, The Washington Post reported that a grand jury had been impaneled as part of the investigation.[2] October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Justice Department redirects here. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval  - Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City  885 sq mi (2,264. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

Early life and education

Weldon grew up in a blue-collar family in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of nine children. He attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania and earned a B.A in Russian Studies in 1969, making him the first in his family to graduate from college. At West Chester University, Weldon became a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha. Weldon speaks Russian fluently. A blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. ... Marcus Hook is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ... West Chester University surrounded by the rest of West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... West Chester University, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1871. ... ΛΧΑ (Lambda Chi Alpha), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters (called Zetas) at more than 300 universities. ...

After graduation, Weldon was subject to the draft, with the Vietnam War ongoing. In November 2000, his office said he used student and teaching deferments during the Vietnam era, and had a low number when the draft lottery was reinstated.^[4] In July 2006, a Weldon spokesman said that Weldon "wanted to serve, but the military would not take him because of his extremely poor eyesight."^[5] The Army's standards for rejection from military duty are not based on poor eyesight alone, however; they allow rejection only if the eyesight cannot be corrected to 20/20 or 20/40 in one eye with glasses, or for certain other narrow reasons.^[6] Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

Early political career

Weldon wasn't active in politics until 1977, when he became the Mayor of Marcus Hook. Prior to that, he served as an educator in local Delaware County schools as well as a volunteer line officer chief for the Viscose Fire Company in Marcus Hook. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Marcus Hook is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ...

Weldon served two terms as Mayor from 1977 to 1982 and was nominated for election on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. His efforts as mayor were geared towards defending the town against the violent Pagans Motorcycle Gang. The Pagans Motorcycle Club was formed by Lou Dobkins (a biochemist at the National Institute of Health) in 1959 in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ...

From 1981 to 1986, Weldon served as a councilman and later chair of the Delaware County Council. Maintaining his interest in foreign affairs, he coordinated a USSR student exchange program in 1985 that continues to this day. Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

U.S. House of Representatives

Campaigns

Weldon first ran for U.S. Congress for the 7th district of Pennsylvania in 1984 on the Republican ticket but lost to incumbent Democrat Rep. Robert W. Edgar. However, Edgar did not seek re-election in 1986 but instead ran for the U.S. Senate against Arlen Specter. Weldon then ran again for Edgar's seat in 1986 and won with a comfortable margin. Rev. ... Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ...

Weldon's margin for re-election grew considerably since 1986, handily defeating Democratic opponents. In 2000, he was re-elected with 65% of the vote even though Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore won Delaware County with 54% of the vote. Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ...

In 2004, Weldon won with 59% of the vote. By contrast, Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry got 53% of the district's vote that year. Weldon's Democratic opponent, Paul Scoles, spent $24,000 dollars running against the nine-term incumbent;^[7] in that 2003-2004 election cycle, Weldon received nearly $900,000 in campaign contributions.^[8] Scoles entered the race in the last 90 days of the campaign, when the original Democratic candidate, Greg Philips, was called up for Reserve duty to support the Iraq War. Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Actions in Congress

Weldon has worked to promote a national missile defense system, citing a need to protect the U.S. against potential ballistic missile attacks from nations such as North Korea and Iran. In the late 1990s, he was one of the first members of Congress to speak out about the threat that chemical and biological weapons pose to U.S. security.

Weldon founded the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and has consistently fought for increased funding for firefighters. He was the author of a bill that implemented a federal grant program for local fire departments. He has fought for mandatory safety sprinklers in college dormitories and training of fire departments to deal with terrorism incidents involving chemical and biological weapons.

In June 1998, Weldon served on the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s Republic of China, perhaps better known as the "Cox Committee." The committee, five Republicans and four Democrats, investigated whether the Clinton Administration's waivers allowing U.S. military contractors to transfer military technology to China damaged national security.According to officials who have been briefed about its contents, the report concludes that Beijing's acquisition of secret American weapons designs was part of an intelligence collection effort that spanned 20 years, including both Republican and Democratic Administrations.

It also enumerates an array of thefts from the Government's weapons labs, including classified information about seven advanced nuclear warheads, among them the W-88, the most sophisticated nuclear weapon in the American arsenal; that theft is believed to have occurred during the Reagan or Bush Administrations. The report also says that China stole design information about the neutron bomb.

Weldon had a conservative voting record for a Republican representing a Democratic district. He voted to Impeach President Bill Clinton in the two Articles of Impeachment given to the House. He maintained a more conservative voting record than either Representatives Mike Fitzpatrick or Jim Gerlach, despite the fact that his district is significantly more Democratic than either of theirs. Despite being a member of the Republican Mainstreet Partnership, he voted against stem cell research on the original vote, before later switching positions to vote against Bush's veto of the bill. However, this was viewed by many political observers as a political ploy to court moderates in his Democratic leaning district.. [3] Michael G. Mike Fitzpatrick (born June 28, 1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the outgoing Republican U.S. politician from the state of Pennsylvania, currently representing the states 8th Congressional district([1]) in the U.S. House. ... James Jim Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is a politician from the state of Pennsylvania, currently representing the states 6th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...

Weldon made improving relations with Russia one of his key efforts in the House. He has worked with Russian leaders on a variety of issues, including efforts to improve Russia's energy supply, correct environmental damage, and protect both nations from ballistic missile attack. Weldon is the co-founder of the Duma-Congress Study Group, the official parliamentary exchange between the two legislative bodies. This bilateral relationship coordinates legislative efforts in the Russian Duma and the Congress to foster a better working relationship between the two nations. Recently, Weldon created a comprehensive framework designed to improve the state of relations between the two countries. Titled "A New Time, A New Beginning", his proposal makes recommendations for cooperative efforts in eleven different areas ranging from defense and national security to space exploration and scientific research.

Weldon co-chaired the House Oceans Caucus. In 1995, his "Oceans Agenda" legislation passed Congress, increasing funding for oceanographic research projects. Weldon was the sole House Republican on the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which approves funding for U.S. wildlife refuges and wetlands preservation. Weldon is a member of Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE), where he serves as Honorary Chairman of the Oceans Protection Task Force. Weldon also serves as the honorary United States Vice President on the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS). In his district, Weldon secured funding for the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum and obtained funding for the preservation of the Paoli Battlefield, the site of a Revolutionary War battle that was slated for development.

Weldon also co-authored the Family Medical Leave Act, pushed for the extension of unemployment benefits, has consistently supported raising the minimum wage, opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement, and voted for across-the-board tax cuts. He also played a key leadership role in welfare reform in the mid-1990s. The North American Free Trade Area is the trade bloc created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its two supplements, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), whose members are Canada, Mexico and the United States. ...

Foreign policy

Visits to North Korea

In June 2003, Weldon lead a bi-partisan Congressional delegation to North Korea. The delegation didn't go as official representatives of the White House, which had repeatedly refused North Korea's demands that the two countries meet one-on-one. The White House did know the trip was planned and did supply a military helicopter.

Weldon said that the meetings went extremely well. Weldon said he drew up an outline of how relations could be improved between the two countries, which would involve the complete nuclear disarmament of North Korea. North Korean leaders, including the vice-foreign minister who is the chief negotiator for the North, were receptive to the concept, said Weldon.^[9]

In October 2003, Weldon had planned to head a 10-member Congressional delegation to North Korea for his second visit. But two days prior to the October 25 departure date, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informed Weldon that the administration was "pulling all support." Weldon then wrote a 4½-page letter to President George W. Bush that said that Bush's national security team was "arrogant and disrespectful" in the way it cancelled the trip. Weldon said he would continue his efforts to dialogue with North Korean officials whether the White House supports him or not. "They can’t stop me from going there", he said. "What they can do is make things supremely difficult."^[10] October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andy Card Andrew Hill Card Jr. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

In January 2005, Weldon led a six-member Congressional delegation in a three-day visit to North Korea, as well as brief stops in South Korea, China, Russia and Japan. Weldon said Pyongyang was serious about abandoning its nuclear program, but he said it wanted certain assurances from the United States -- the main one being that an end to what he called "inflammatory rhetoric" from Washington.^[11]

In August 2005, Weldon went to North Korea as part of a 10-member delegation that included Ted Turner and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg.^[12] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Donald P. Gregg worked for the CIA for 31 years, from 1951-1982, then was National Security Advisor to Vice-President George H. W. Bush, US ambassador to South Korea (1989 - 1993), and the chairman of the board of the Korea Society, where he has called for greater engagement with...

Visits to Libya

In 2004, Weldon lead two bipartisan delegations to Libya. The first visit, in January, was to establish contact with government officials. The second visit, in September, was to address their Congress (Libyan General People’s Congress Great Jamahiriya).^[13]

A large picture of Weldon putting what his office said was an American flag pin on Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, the head of Libya, was displayed when Weldon spoke at the March 2004 event involving Sun Myung Moon.^[14] Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 (Arabic: ‎   ) (born c. ... Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ...

2006 election campaign

Main article: Pennsylvania 7th congressional district election, 2006

Weldon's Democratic opponent in 2006 was Joe Sestak, a Vice-Admiral who retired earlier in the year after a 31-year military career. According to the Delaware County Daily Times, Sestak proved to be a capable fundraiser and raised more money than U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon for two consecutive quarters. Sestak raised $704,000 in the second quarter of 2006, while Weldon reported raising $692,000; in the third quarter of 2006, Sestak’s $1.14 million bested the $912,000 raised by Weldon. As of September 30, 2006, Sestak had $1.53 million cash on hand, while Weldon had $1.12 million in the bank after making a $500,000 TV ad buy that had not started as of the close of the third quarter.^[15] GOP incumbent, Curt Weldon Democratic Challenger, Vice Admiral Joe Sestak The Pennsylvania 7th congressional district election, 2006 is an election for the United States House of Representatives that will take place on November 7th, 2006 between long-time incumbent Republican Curt Weldon and his Democratic opponent retired Navy 3-star... Joseph A. Sestak Jr. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In July, CQPolitics changed their rating on the race from "Republican Favored" to the more competitive "Leans Republican."^[7] On October 13, 2006, CQPolitics once again changed their rating on the race, from "Leans Republican" to the highly competitive "No Clear Favorite."^[16] On October 6, 2006, the nonpartisan and influential Cook Political Report re-rated the race from "Lean Republican" to the more competitive "Toss Up."^[17] October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Founded in 1984, [The Cook Political Report] is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends. ...

On October 26, 2006, American Prospect magazine reported that emails recently had been forwarded to the Justice Department which describe alleged efforts by official members of Weldon's staff to call Navy employees for information and negative statements about Democratic opponent Sestak. In one Pentagon email, Weldon’s office is described as "calling everyone and his brother" in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) about Sestak. House ethics rules and criminal statutes prohibit government officials or their staffs from using their official positions for partisan political or campaign purposes, which includes obtaining information about political opponents from employees at executive branch agencies like the Pentagon.[4] October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The American Prospect is a monthly magazine which focuses on US politics and public policy. ... This article is about the U.S. military building. ...

On October 27, 2006, the advocacy group Campaign for America's Future began running advertisements in Pennsylvania's 7th District questioning $233,840 in campaign contributions Weldon received from major drug and insurance companies, in light of his votes on Medicare funding that were highly favorable to both those industries.[5] October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Campaign for Americas Future is an American non-profit for progressive ideas and action. ...

On November 7, 2006, 56% of the electorate voted for Sestak while 44% voted for Weldon, leading to Weldon's removal from Congress. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Criminal investigation and grand jury probe

Weldon is currently facing a criminal investigation by the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section for suspected unlawful ties to two Russian companies and two Serbian brothers with links to alleged war criminal Slobodan Milosevic, according to recent press accounts subsequently confirmed by Weldon himself. Russ Caso, Weldon's chief of staff, said on September 14, 2006, that the congressman and his staff were unaware of any investigation.^[18] On October 17, 2006, however, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Weldon "acknowledged yesterday that he was under investigation."[6] Slobodan Milošević. Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević  listen (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced ; born 20 August 1941) is a former President of Serbia and of the Federal... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ...

Before Weldon's public confirmation, an unnamed federal law enforcement official mentioned in press accounts said that Weldon had not yet been told about the inquiry because it was only over the last few months that the FBI had obtained evidence suggesting the congressman may have broken the law.^[19]

According to a report in the October 15, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer, the FBI and Justice Department's investigations were triggered by a 2004 article in the Los Angeles Times reporting on Weldon and his daughter Karen's links to the Russians and Serbians.^[20] October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

On October 16, 2006, FBI agents raided the home of Weldon's daughter, Karen, as well as five other locations of Weldon associates in Pennsylvania and Florida as part of the investigation.^[3][21] According to an article in the October 17, 2006, edition of The New York Times, "investigators are trying to determine whether Mr. Weldon misused his official position to help his daughter’s company obtain lobbying contracts from foreign clients and helped steer contracts to favored firms."[7] October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

On October 18, 2006, The Washington Post reported a grand jury had been impaneled as part of the investigation. Evidence reportedly has been obtained through wiretaps of Washington area cellphones; how those telephones are connected to Weldon, his family, or associates was not specified.[8] October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

On October 19, 2006,The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Weldon has in his possession a letter from the House Ethics Committee that he claims "closed the case" about whether he used his influence to help his daughter.[9] Weldon said he has not decided whether or not to release the letter. Although emails from the Weldon campaign quoted by the Inquirer claim the Ethics panel "closed the case in 2004", the article reveals the matter was not dismissed until September 29, 2006. The Ethics Committee action is not binding on the Department of Justice investigation. October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On December 22, 2006, the LA Times reported that a federal grand jury had subpoenaed Weldon's congressional records prior to the November elections. Because a member must notify House leadership promptly if they receive subpoenas while the House is in session to be entered into the Congressional Record, Weldon may have violated House rules depending on when he received the subpoenas. [10] December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... A grand jury is a type of jury, in the common law legal system, which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. ... A subpoena (pronounced suh-pee-nuh) is a writ commanding a person to appear under penalty (from Latin). ... The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. ...

Lobbying and family controversies

In September 2006, the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released its second annual report on members of Congress with ethics issues, titled "Beyond DeLay: The 20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and five to watch)". Weldon was one of the 20. The organization said "His ethics issues stem from using his position to financially benefit his children and a family friend."^[22] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization which professes to fight corruption by U.S. government officials. ...

In response, Weldon spokesman Michael Puppio said there is "nothing illegal or improper about any of the actions mentioned" in the CREW report. He said the organization is a "front group for liberal Democrats who have a partisan ax to grind against Republicans."^[23]

Family

Weldon and his wife, Mary Gallagher, have five children, three of whom are involved in public controversies involving the Congressman.

Karen Weldon

Karen Weldon, Curt Weldon's daughter, received an undergraduate degree in education and a graduate degree in information systems. After college, she spent six years working on "learning and training programs" for the Boeing Company, which has a helicopter plant at the edge of Weldon's district. A spokesman for Weldon said that he did not help his daughter get the job at Boeing, which is a frequent beneficiary of his work in Washington and one of his top campaign donors. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In September 2002, Karen Weldon, then 28 years old, and Charles P. Sexton Jr., about 40 years her senior, started a partnership, Solutions North America (SNA), which she said was "more of a business consultancy than a lobbying firm". Sexton is a political power broker in Weldon's district and the former owner of a security guard company, which he sold in 2003 for $6 million.

In February 2004, the Los Angeles Times reported that all three known clients of SNA had ties to Curt Weldon:^[24] The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

• Itera International Energy Corporation, a Russian company, was Solutions' first client. In May 2002, Curt Weldon had led a congressional delegation to Russia and visited Itera. At the beginning of September, Itera paid the expenses for a trip he made to New York City. The next week, Itera told Karen Weldon it would sign a contract with SNA. On September 24, Curt Weldon co-hosted an event at the Library of Congress honoring Itera's chairman. On September 26, Weldon gave a floor speech praising Itera. On September 30, SNA received a a $500,000 annual contract with Itera, with $170,000 up front. In November, Itera paid for Karen to join her father on a trip to Eastern Europe and Russia. In January 2003, Itera opened U.S. offices in Jacksonville, Florida, paying for Rep. Weldon to attend the opening.

• Karen Weldon said she found her second client, Saratov Aviation, a Russian aerospace manufacturer, in December 2002, through a family friend, who had worked with her father to foster U.S.-Russian business ties. In January 2003 Curt and Karen Weldon visited Saratov's plant in Russia. After the trip, Saratov signed a contract to pay SNA for $20,000 per month plus a 10% commission, both dependent on new business generated. After the trip, Weldon contacted the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) concerning Saratov's products. In September, Navair and Saratov signed a nonbinding letter of intent that called for Navair to seek funding to develop the Saratov's technology. In November the Saratov contract was rewritten to remove the commission (illegal for federal contractors) and to deliver payment to Solutions Worldwide Inc., another Karen Weldon-Charles Sexton venture. Saratov began paying the new firm $20,000 a month in December 2003.

• Dragomir and Bogoljub Karic, associates of Slobodan Milosevic, paid $240,000 to SNA in March 2003. Weldon had championed the efforts of the two to obtain U.S. visas from the State Department, which had refused them entry. After getting the contract, SNA paid for Weldon's chief of staff Michael J. Conallen Jr. to take a "fact-finding" trip to Serbia in November 2003. Curt Weldon approved the trip, although House ethics rules bar staff from taking official trips paid for by lobbyists or registered agents of foreign companies, the two SNA partners are registered with the Justice Department as foreign agents. Conallen said he reimbursed SNA with his own money in February 2004 after The Times raised questions about the trip.

Intelligence officials have warned Weldon that the Karics are too close to Milosevic, who was accused of leading the "ethnic cleansing" in the former Yugoslav federation. But Weldon has praised the Karics, who own a vast empire of banking, telecommunication and other firms, as model business leaders and humanitarians. He has portrayed them as victims of faulty intelligence reports and, in January 2004, asked the CIA to sit down with them and sort things out.

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Kimberly Weldon

Weldon has used his position as a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee to attract a range of defense companies to southeastern Pennsylvania. One such firm is AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of the Italian defense firm Finmeccanica. In January 2005, AgustaWestland won a $1.7 billion contract to build the new presidential helicopter Marine One.^[25] Weldon was a key supporter in the win for the firm, which was competing with U.S. manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. AgustaWestland is a helicopter design and manufacturing company based in Italy and the United Kingdom. ... Finmeccanica S.p. ... VH-60N Presidential Hawk Marine One in front of the White House Marine One Sikorsky VH-3D Landing on the lawn President George W. Bush surveys the damage to Enterprise, Alabama from Marine One after the February-March 2007 Tornado Outbreak. ... Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. ...

In the fall of 2005, Agusta Westland hired Weldon's daughter Kimberly, working in the public relations office. She reportedly has a formal agreement with the company that prohibits her from lobbying Congress or contacting her father or his office on the company's behalf.^[26]

On October 27, 2006, McClatchy Newspapers reported that Kimberly had also worked part time in 2003 for one of sister Karen's lobbying clients, a foundation run by the Karic family; Weldon has tried unsuccessfully to help Dragomir and Bogoljub Karic obtain U.S. visas.[11] October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The McClatchy Company NYSE: MNI is an American publishing company based in Sacramento, California, that operates a number of newspapers and websites. ...

Andrew Weldon

According to the SS Racing Website, "22-Year-Old Andrew Weldon is a budding race car driver from Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. He signed to a driver’s developmental contract with SS Racing in late 2005 for the 2006 season."[12] As noted in a September 21, 2006, article in The Delaware County Daily Times, citing the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) report on Weldon, "The CREW report compiles news reports in which Weldon, a member of the House since 1987, is described as using his powerful congressional position to help his daughters, Kim and Karen, son Andrew, longtime friend Cecelia 'CeCe' Grimes and close political associate Charles Sexton Jr."[13] September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The article then goes on to cite a Harper's Magazine report, noting, "(Harper's) reported in July that Andrew Weldon, a racecar driver, is sponsored by Schaffer Motorsports, owned by a senior Boeing Co. employee. Boeing is Weldon’s top campaign contributor." Indeed, a July 25, 2006, article on the Harper's website details the Schaffer/Boeing/Andrew Weldon connection: "Schaffer Motorsports. . .is owned by Tom Schaffer, a senior employee at Boeing. One of the sponsors of Schaffer Motorsports is Boeing Helicopters Credit Union, whose logo appears on the racecar Andrew Weldon drives. Boeing, in turn, is Weldon's top career patron, to the tune of $62,050 in donations."[14] The CREW report states, "The relationship between Mr. Schaffer and Rep. Weldon is a long one." Pages 178 to 179 of the report detail how Schaffer held a senior position working on Boeing's controversial V-22 Osprey aircraft, a project which the congressman "managed to save. . .against every attempted cutback or program cancellation", even when then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney tried to scratch the Osprey.[15] An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, moderate left perspective in a fashion often not found in the ordinary news... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multi-mission military aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ...

Other lobbyists

Cecilia "Cece" Grimes

In January 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that Cecilia Grimes, 40, who calls herself a longtime family friend of Weldon, was the senior partner in a two-person lobbying firm located in Media, Pennsylvania, where she is realtor.^[27] The lobbying firm has clients from as far away as California whose with business involves one or both of the House committees that Weldon is a member of. Motto: Everybodys Hometown Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Government Country United States State Pennsylvania County Delaware Incorporated 1850 (Borough) Geographical characteristics Area     Borough 1. ...

Grimes told the Times she has known Weldon for about 15 years. "I coached one of his kids in junior high school", she said, declining to elaborate. In 2000, she was his real estate agent in the purchase of a house in Pennsylvania. She has been lobbying since March 2003, when she opened a firm called CC Nexus LLC -- now incorporated as Grimes and Young. Grimes' partner is Cynthia Young, 28, a lawyer who lives two houses from Weldon. Her husband, Robert J. Young, worked as a paid staff aide for four months on Weldon's 2004 re-election campaign. He is the son of U.S. Representative Bill Young, R-FL. Charles William Bill Young, also known as C.W. Bill Young, (born December 16, 1930), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing the 10th District of Florida (map). ...

Grimes has signed up at least eight corporate clients, four of which are located in Weldon's district. The companies are mostly small firms seeking federal defense and domestic security funding. Among the most recent clients signed by Grimes and Young is Oto Melara, a subsidiary of Italian defense company Finmeccanica, the firm that employs Kim Weldon. On June 1, 2005, the company agreed to pay Grimes $20,000 annually.^[28] Grimes was put in touch with Oto Melara by Weldon’s chief of staff, Russ Caso. But, Grimes said in an interview, her employment was not because of Weldon. "That's ridiculous", she said.^[29] Finmeccanica S.p. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Another client is Advanced Ceramics Research Inc., a Tucson, Arizona firm. Grimes lobbied about a dozen members of Congress, including Weldon, for a $3 million contract in 2005, which became the firm's first funding from a defense appropriations bill. The firm has since won a combined $43.5 million in Navy contracts and congressional funding. More than $5 million came from the Naval Air Systems Command, an agency overseen by Weldon's subcommittee.^[28] Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Government  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area  - City  195. ... The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy focused on airborne weapon systems, including planes. ...

Grimes said that despite a lack of Washington experience, she has skills for lobbying. "It's all about networking and follow-up", she said. "My clients like my company, and that has nothing to do with Curt."^[28]

Stefanie Reiser

Stefanie Reiser (sometimes spelled "Stephanie Reiser") worked from January 2000 to late 2005 for Weldon, handling fund-raising duties for Weldon’s campaign committee and for his political action committee, Committee for a United Republican Team (CURT PAC). She earned $54,659 as a fundraiser for Weldon’s campaign committee, and was paid at least $90,000 by CURT PAC for fundraising and reimbursements for travel, lodging and office supplies.

Prior to working for Weldon, Reiser was a lobbyist for Chambers Associates and served as former California Governor Pete Wilson’s representative in Washington. She registered as a lobbyist for Novavax, a company seeking federal funding for a vaccine, on November 13, 2001; the company paid her $20,000.^[30] On December 6, 2001, Weldon and three other members of Congress held a briefing in which they and researchers from Novavax spoke of the need for a vaccine similar to the one Novavax was working on.^[31] On December 24, 2001, Reiser donated $250 to Curt PAC, describing herself as "Self-employed/political fundraiser".^[32] Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Use of campaign funds

Between 1998 and 2006, Weldon spent about $80,000 of campaign treasury funds on restaurant meals. During the same period, Weldon also spent about $30,000 of campaign funds on hotels. He also spent $1,698 for a personal computer, delivered to his home; $4,618 for landscaping, paid to a company owned by a campaign contributor; and $13,000 in unitemized personal reimbursements during that period.

Congressional ethics rules say that campaign funds should be used for "bona fide campaign or political purposes". Weldon's attorney, William B. Canfield, said that ethics rules are "entirely amorphous", and that "you may think it's a big loophole, but he's allowed to spend money that way."^[33]

Sun Myung Moon

International and Interreligious Federation for World Peace (IIFWP)

Weldon has attended three events of the IIFWP (now called the Universal Peace Federation), an organization created and run by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon: The Universal Peace Federation (UPF), a non-partisan organization to resolve conflicts, was launched in New York on September 12, 2005, in presence of over 300 world leaders from 156 nations, from politics and religion. ... The Unification Church is a new religious movement started by Sun Myung Moon in Korea in the 1940s. ... Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ...

• In mid-February 2002, Weldon spoke at the IIFWP's Assembly 2002 festivities. According to Weldon's office, his appearance was related to his first trip to North Korea in June 2003.
• On November 22, 2002, Weldon was a keynote speaker at the IIFWP's U.S.-U.N. symposium.
• In April 2003, Weldon spoke at an IIFWP symposium in New York.

On June 19, 2003, Weldon and Representative Danny K. Davis, a Democrat from Illinois, both praised the IIFWP's "Ambassadors for Peace" program on the floor of Congress. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Danny K. Davis (born September 6, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 7th District of Illinois (map). ...

A spokesman for Weldon said that "The Congressman does not accept or support any of Reverend Moon's teachings or beliefs", and that money paid to Weldon for his speeches went to pay for the Michael Horrocks Playground Fund, named for a 9/11 pilot.^[34]

March 2004 coronation

Main article: Sun Myung Moon crowned by United States Congresspeople

Weldon was one of six "Congressional Co-Chairs" for a Sun Myung Moon event on March 23, 2004 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, which was described in the invitation as being for the "Interreligious and International Peace Council."^[35] The IIPC is a program of the Universal Peace Federation. At a 2004 congressional Ambassadors for Peace reception where more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers were in attendance, Rev. ... Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Washington, DC congressional office building is named for former Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL). ... The Universal Peace Federation (UPF), a non-partisan organization to resolve conflicts, was launched in New York on September 12, 2005, in presence of over 300 world leaders from 156 nations, from politics and religion. ...

The spokeswoman for one Senator, who asked that her boss not be named, said politicians weren't told the awards program was going to be a Moon event that included Moon's coronation. The Senator went, she said, because the event included handing out awards to people from his home state, people who were genuinely accomplished. When the ceremony morphed into a platform for Moon, she said, people were disconcerted. "I think there was a mass exodus", she said. "They get all these senators on the floor, and this freak is there."^[36] At a 2004 congressional Ambassadors for Peace reception where more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers were in attendance, Rev. ...

Weldon, whose office initially denied that he attended the event but retracted that claim upon being shown photos, gave a brief speech about his recent trip to Libya. A spokesman for Weldon said he "was not there for the crowning" and that "If we had known that Reverend Moon was going to attend the event, be crowned and make an unbelievably interesting speech, the congressman likely would not have attended."^[37]

Iraq, Iran, and terrorism

Weldon has frequently taken contrarian positions on such subjects as Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and pre-war Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. He has been critical of several federal agencies and of Congressional committees. As a result, he has himself been criticized, being called a "conspiracy nut" by Rolling Stone magazine. [16] Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: [1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... For the album, see Weapons of Mass Destruction (album). ... This article is about the magazine. ...

9/11

Weldon suggested that defense analysts had identified Mohamed Atta before the September 11 Attacks and ignored warnings that could have prevented the attacks. Mohamed Atta ( transliteration: ) was named by the FBI as the head suicide terrorist of American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

Able Danger

In June 2005, Weldon gave a speech on the House floor in which he described the Able Danger military intelligence program and said that it had identified a terrorist cell involved in the 9/11 attacks in 2000, a year prior to the attacks. Able Danger was a classified military intelligence program under the command of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

Iranian informer

In mid-2005, Weldon's book, Countdown to Terror: The Top-Secret Information that Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America . . . and How the CIA Has Ignored It, was published. In it, he accuses the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and his colleagues on the House and Senate intelligence committees of ignoring his trove of information. These secrets, he says, come from "an impeccable clandestine source", whom Weldon code-names "Ali", an Iranian exile living in Paris. Much of the book consists of reproduced pages of "intelligence" memos faxed by Ali to Weldon’s office between 2003 and 2004. The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is a major producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense. ... The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the U.S. governments cryptologic organization. ...

According to the book, Iranian-supported terrorists were plotting to fly a hijacked Canadian airliner into the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, 40 miles outside Boston. The book also said that Iran was hiding Osama bin Laden. Categories: Stub ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

"Ali" was identified in April 2005 as Fereidoun Mahdavi, a frail, elderly former minister of commerce in the government of the Shah of Iran.^[38] Mahdavi has said that the bulk of the information that he provided to Weldon originally came from Iran-Contra arms dealer Manucher Ghorbanifar. In the Iran-Contra Affair, United States President Ronald Reagans administration secretly sold arms to Iran, which was engaged in a bloody war with its neighbor Iraq from 1980 to 1988 (see Iran-Iraq War), and diverted the proceeds to the Contra rebels fighting to overthrow the leftist and... Manucher Ghorbanifar (nickname Gorba) is an expatriate Iranian arms dealer best known as a middleman in the Iran-Contra Affair during the Ronald Reagan presidency. ...

The CIA and former intelligence officers vehemently dispute Weldon's charges. Bill Murray, the former CIA station chief in Paris, said that, after interviewing Mahdavi on several occasions and investigating his claims, the CIA determined he was lying. The CIA says that Mahdavi never gave them anything specific about Iran's weapons capability or terrorist activities. As for Ghorbanifar, he is the subject of a rare CIA "burn notice" after the agency found him to be a "fabricator" during the Iran-Contra affair.^[39][40] William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. ... A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. ...

Death of Bin Laden

In mid-March 2006, Weldon said that Ali/Mahdavi had told him that Osama bin Laden had died in Iran.^[41] But in late April, an audiotape was released of bin Laden speaking of events as current as mid-March, and the tape was confirmed to be authentic by U.S. intelligence services. Peter Vincent Pry, Weldon's staff adviser on national security issues and a former CIA military analyst, said Ali/Mahdavi has been a reliable source: "If he is wrong about this bin Laden thing, it's the first time he has been wrong about a major issue." In an interview, Weldon said bin Laden "might very well be alive. 'Ali' may have been set up."^[42]

Unearthing hidden weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

Dave Gaubatz, a former Air Force special investigator who was as a civilian employee in Iraq in 2003, says that while in Iraq, he acquired what he considered reliable information about WMD caches in four locations that had gas and chemical weapons that were recently produced. He could not get U.S. military officials to look into the matter, so he eventually contacted Weldon and Representative Peter Hoekstra, head of the House Intelligence Committee, to share his information and to try to get them to pressure the Defense Department and intelligence agencies to do the WMD searches in four locales. Pete Hoekstra (born October 30, 1953), American politician, is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 2nd District of Michigan. ...

Instead, Gaubatz said, Weldon discussed a Hoekstra-Weldon trip to Iraq, under the guise of visiting the troops, that would detour to one of the locales. Once there, Gaubatz said, the congressmen planned to persuade the U.S. military commander to lend them the equipment and men to go digging for the cache. He said that Weldon made it clear he didn't want word leaked to the Pentagon, to intelligence officials, or to Democratic congressmen.

Gaubatz said that "They even worked out how it would go. If there was nothing there, nothing would be said. If the site had been [scavenged], nothing would be said. But, if it was still there, they would bring the press corps out." After a May 4, 2006 meeting, according to Gaubatz, he called a reporter at the Washington Times, who called Weldon's office to get confirmation. That inquiry, Gaubatz said, scuttled the project. May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Washington Times is a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1982 as a conservative alternative to the Washington Post by members of the controversial Unification Church. ...

A spokesman for Hoekstra denied that Hoekstra intended to take an expedition to Iraq. Weldon's office refused to comment.^[43]

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External links

• "The Troublemaker," by Shane Harris National Journal, September 2006 (cover story on Weldon's Iran/Iraq/911 theories)
• "Curt Weldon's Deep Throat," by Laura Rozen, The American Prospect, June 10, 2006.
• "Curt Weldon's attempt to tie Iran to nuclear arms plot," by Larisa Alexandrovna, Raw Story, January 11, 2006.
• Campaign for America's Future - website questioning Weldon's campaign contributions from drug and insurance industries
• PA-7 Watch: Blogging the 2006 PA-7 Congressional race between Joe Sestak and Curt Weldon with a pro-Sestak viewpoint while keeping watch on the incumbent Curt Weldon
• "Weldon calls for federal aid to help firefighters," Delco Times
• "Weldon pushes plan asking kids to dime out drug dealers," Delco Times
• "Weldon touts clout of regional concept," Delco Times
• "Weldon announces Rotorcraft center, could bring 400 jobs to Delco," Delco Times
• "Weldon’s crusade has eye on the future," Delco Times
• "Weldon departs for flood ravaged areas," Delco Times
• "Weldon and Santorum deliver $5.4M in Upper Darby," Delco Times
• "Weldon backed in Pentagon showdown," Delco Times
• "Lawmaker's Files sought by grand jury," LA Times