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2026 Missouri U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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These are candidates for the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
August 25, 2026
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
For U.S. Representative
District 2, Fred Wellman
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FEC committee ID: C00921528
FEC committee name: WELLMAN FOR MISSOURI
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I spent 22 years in the United States Army and served four combat tours. I know that American leadership requires both strength and restraint.
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I spent 22 years in the United States Army and served four combat tours. I know that American leadership requires both strength and restraint.
Fred is a veteran, entrepreneur, and father who has dedicated his life to service — service to his country, his fellow veterans, and the truth. Now he’s running as a Democrat to serve his friends and neighbors as Missouri’s Second Congressional District’s Representative in Congress.
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Fred is a veteran, entrepreneur, and father who has dedicated his life to service — service to his country, his fellow veterans, and the truth. Now he’s running as a Democrat to serve his friends and neighbors as Missouri’s Second Congressional District’s Representative in Congress.
The Wellmans moved Fred and his three siblings to Kirkwood, Missouri, when Fred was still an infant. He grew up in the Kirkwood public schools, graduating from Kirkwood High School in 1983. Fred continues to be thankful that his parents made such a wise choice when choosing where to settle down.
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The Wellmans moved Fred and his three siblings to Kirkwood, Missouri, when Fred was still an infant. He grew up in the Kirkwood public schools, graduating from Kirkwood High School in 1983. Fred continues to be thankful that his parents made such a wise choice when choosing where to settle down.
Fred’s siblings all stayed close to home and proudly headed to MIZZOU, but Fred knew he wanted to serve. The son of a long line of military veterans, including his father who served as a Marine in World War II, Fred chose to apply to West Point. He was accepted into the class of 1987 and graduated with a commission as an Army aviator. He chose to fly OH-58 scout helicopters and, after a tour in Korea, led a scout platoon into Operation Desert Storm. After his first combat tour, Fred attended and graduated from the Army’s famed Ranger School.
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Fred’s siblings all stayed close to home and proudly headed to MIZZOU, but Fred knew he wanted to serve. The son of a long line of military veterans, including his father who served as a Marine in World War II, Fred chose to apply to West Point. He was accepted into the class of 1987 and graduated with a commission as an Army aviator. He chose to fly OH-58 scout helicopters and, after a tour in Korea, led a scout platoon into Operation Desert Storm. After his first combat tour, Fred attended and graduated from the Army’s famed Ranger School.
Inspired by generations of military service in his family, Fred graduated from West Point, became an Army aviator, and served during Desert Storm before completing three tours in Iraq.
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Inspired by generations of military service in his family, Fred graduated from West Point, became an Army aviator, and served during Desert Storm before completing three tours in Iraq.
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Our economy should reward hard work, not connections or special interests. I believe in a strong floor and no ceiling: everyone should have the security to build a good life and the freedom to rise as far as their talent and hard work can take them. Families are working harder than ever but struggling to keep up with the cost of housing, childcare, healthcare, and groceries. It should not take two jobs to make ends meet or a lifetime of work to retire in dignity and stability.
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Our economy should reward hard work, not connections or special interests. I believe in a strong floor and no ceiling: everyone should have the security to build a good life and the freedom to rise as far as their talent and hard work can take them. Families are working harder than ever but struggling to keep up with the cost of housing, childcare, healthcare, and groceries. It should not take two jobs to make ends meet or a lifetime of work to retire in dignity and stability.
Every Missourian deserves the freedom to build a good life without being burdened by rising costs. Families are working harder than ever but falling further behind because the price of housing, healthcare, childcare, and groceries keeps climbing while wages stay flat. We must put working families first by lowering costs, expanding access to good-paying jobs, and making sure every family can afford the basics — not just to survive, but to thrive.
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Every Missourian deserves the freedom to build a good life without being burdened by rising costs. Families are working harder than ever but falling further behind because the price of housing, healthcare, childcare, and groceries keeps climbing while wages stay flat. We must put working families first by lowering costs, expanding access to good-paying jobs, and making sure every family can afford the basics — not just to survive, but to thrive.
I stand squarely with working Americans and our labor unions. With American workers getting the lowest share of corporate profits since the Great Depression, wages flat, and more Americans facing uncertainty amidst the affordability crisis, we must do everything we can to better their lives. It is long past time for change and for passing policies to increase wages, strengthen labor rights, and protect labor unions, which have been under relentless attack by the Trump Administration and the Republican Congress.
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I stand squarely with working Americans and our labor unions. With American workers getting the lowest share of corporate profits since the Great Depression, wages flat, and more Americans facing uncertainty amidst the affordability crisis, we must do everything we can to better their lives. It is long past time for change and for passing policies to increase wages, strengthen labor rights, and protect labor unions, which have been under relentless attack by the Trump Administration and the Republican Congress.
After a lifetime of hard work, every Missourian should be able to retire with dignity and security. No one should have to choose between paying for medicine, housing, or heat in their later years. We must protect Social Security and Medicare, defend pensions, and strengthen retirement benefits so that those who built this country can live their final years with stability and respect.
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After a lifetime of hard work, every Missourian should be able to retire with dignity and security. No one should have to choose between paying for medicine, housing, or heat in their later years. We must protect Social Security and Medicare, defend pensions, and strengthen retirement benefits so that those who built this country can live their final years with stability and respect.
The choices we make about our bodies, our families, and our health are deeply personal. Whether someone is deciding when and how to build a family or working with doctors to determine the right care for their child, those decisions belong with families, patients, and their doctors, not politicians.
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The choices we make about our bodies, our families, and our health are deeply personal. Whether someone is deciding when and how to build a family or working with doctors to determine the right care for their child, those decisions belong with families, patients, and their doctors, not politicians.
I am a disabled veteran after a 22-year Army career that included four combat tours, followed by a decade as a veterans advocate in Washington, D.C., helping nonprofits and corporations support the community. I am passionate about protecting our service members, veterans, and their families’ earned benefits and care. I have spent most of my life serving our veterans.
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I am a disabled veteran after a 22-year Army career that included four combat tours, followed by a decade as a veterans advocate in Washington, D.C., helping nonprofits and corporations support the community. I am passionate about protecting our service members, veterans, and their families’ earned benefits and care. I have spent most of my life serving our veterans.
The United States must defend our country, stand with our allies, uphold democracy and human rights, and pursue diplomacy wherever possible. Military force should never be used without lawful authority, clear objectives, and an honest plan for what comes next. Congress must reclaim its constitutional responsibility for decisions of war and peace, because service members and their families should never pay the price for political recklessness.
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The United States must defend our country, stand with our allies, uphold democracy and human rights, and pursue diplomacy wherever possible. Military force should never be used without lawful authority, clear objectives, and an honest plan for what comes next. Congress must reclaim its constitutional responsibility for decisions of war and peace, because service members and their families should never pay the price for political recklessness.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. The murder of civilians, violence, and hostage-taking on October 7 were atrocities and war crimes. The hostages must be released, and Israel has a right to protect its people.
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Hamas is a terrorist organization. The murder of civilians, violence, and hostage-taking on October 7 were atrocities and war crimes. The hostages must be released, and Israel has a right to protect its people.
Not long after retiring, Fred launched ScoutComms, a firm focused on serving veterans and military families. For almost a decade, ScoutComms worked with top nonprofits and corporations to invest in the veteran community. Fred and his team would go on to win multiple community awards for their work.
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Not long after retiring, Fred launched ScoutComms, a firm focused on serving veterans and military families. For almost a decade, ScoutComms worked with top nonprofits and corporations to invest in the veteran community. Fred and his team would go on to win multiple community awards for their work.
While career politicians enrich themselves and put special interests ahead of working families, Fred is focused on lowering costs, protecting health care, defending the Constitution, and making government work for the people it serves.
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While career politicians enrich themselves and put special interests ahead of working families, Fred is focused on lowering costs, protecting health care, defending the Constitution, and making government work for the people it serves.
Missourians deserve a fair shot at a good life. That starts with affordable healthcare, lower costs, and the freedom to build a secure future. Every family should be able to see a doctor when they are sick, afford the medicine they need, and keep a roof over their heads without being buried in debt.
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Missourians deserve a fair shot at a good life. That starts with affordable healthcare, lower costs, and the freedom to build a secure future. Every family should be able to see a doctor when they are sick, afford the medicine they need, and keep a roof over their heads without being buried in debt.
We must immediately raise the federal minimum wage, protect workers' rights to form and join unions, and ensure equal pay and paid family leave for all employees. It is imperative that we strengthen laws to end illegal union-busting, strengthen collective bargaining rights across all sectors, and invest in high-quality, sustainable job creation that provides pathways for every American to support themselves and their families.
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We must immediately raise the federal minimum wage, protect workers' rights to form and join unions, and ensure equal pay and paid family leave for all employees. It is imperative that we strengthen laws to end illegal union-busting, strengthen collective bargaining rights across all sectors, and invest in high-quality, sustainable job creation that provides pathways for every American to support themselves and their families.
I support the Leveling the Playing Field approach and immediate reforms that can pass and help people now: restoring ACA subsidies, reversing damaging Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age, and creating a strong public option.
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I support the Leveling the Playing Field approach and immediate reforms that can pass and help people now: restoring ACA subsidies, reversing damaging Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age, and creating a strong public option.
The government should not be tracking medical records, overruling parents and doctors, or denying medically appropriate care because of political ideology. I will defend every Missourian’s right to privacy and oppose efforts to punish patients, families, or healthcare professionals for making deeply personal medical decisions.
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The government should not be tracking medical records, overruling parents and doctors, or denying medically appropriate care because of political ideology. I will defend every Missourian’s right to privacy and oppose efforts to punish patients, families, or healthcare professionals for making deeply personal medical decisions.
I will relentlessly focus on protecting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care from privatization, while expanding mental health and suicide prevention resources, and safeguarding mandatory funding for earned benefits against budget cuts. I oppose the current Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) as written, with Section 108 taking away benefits from future veterans. The idea that the only people being required to adhere to ‘Pay-Go’ rules are veterans while the Department of Defense gets a blank check to wage wars is unacceptable.
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I will relentlessly focus on protecting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care from privatization, while expanding mental health and suicide prevention resources, and safeguarding mandatory funding for earned benefits against budget cuts. I oppose the current Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) as written, with Section 108 taking away benefits from future veterans. The idea that the only people being required to adhere to ‘Pay-Go’ rules are veterans while the Department of Defense gets a blank check to wage wars is unacceptable.
Credible evidence also shows that the Israeli government has committed war crimes in Gaza, including restricting food, water, medicine, and humanitarian assistance to civilians. Holding a government accountable is not the same as opposing Israel’s existence, just as defending Palestinian civilians is not the same as supporting Hamas.
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Credible evidence also shows that the Israeli government has committed war crimes in Gaza, including restricting food, water, medicine, and humanitarian assistance to civilians. Holding a government accountable is not the same as opposing Israel’s existence, just as defending Palestinian civilians is not the same as supporting Hamas.
When COVID hit, Fred was called on to serve once again. He was asked to run a field hospital in New York City staffed by Special Operations medical veterans and others in support of New York Presbyterian Hospital. As Administrative Chief-of-Staff, Fred orchestrated the build-out, staffing, and support for Ryan F. Larkin NYP Field Hospital.
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When COVID hit, Fred was called on to serve once again. He was asked to run a field hospital in New York City staffed by Special Operations medical veterans and others in support of New York Presbyterian Hospital. As Administrative Chief-of-Staff, Fred orchestrated the build-out, staffing, and support for Ryan F. Larkin NYP Field Hospital.
We must reverse Secretary Collins’ staffing cuts and reinstate personnel at the VA, strengthen the PACT Act to support toxic-exposed veterans, and reduce veteran homelessness while improving access to timely, high-quality medical and employment support. There is no world where reducing benefits and support for veterans to save money will be tolerated by me. We did our duty and the American government must do its duty to provide lifetime care for our sacrifices.
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We must reverse Secretary Collins’ staffing cuts and reinstate personnel at the VA, strengthen the PACT Act to support toxic-exposed veterans, and reduce veteran homelessness while improving access to timely, high-quality medical and employment support. There is no world where reducing benefits and support for veterans to save money will be tolerated by me. We did our duty and the American government must do its duty to provide lifetime care for our sacrifices.
The killing must end, humanitarian aid must reach civilians, and the United States must ensure that our military assistance is used in accordance with American and international law. I support the Stop the Bombs Act, the West Bank Violence Prevention Act, and enforcement of the Leahy Law. America should use its influence to protect innocent people, secure the release of the hostages, and help create lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.
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The killing must end, humanitarian aid must reach civilians, and the United States must ensure that our military assistance is used in accordance with American and international law. I support the Stop the Bombs Act, the West Bank Violence Prevention Act, and enforcement of the Leahy Law. America should use its influence to protect innocent people, secure the release of the hostages, and help create lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.
When the Field Hospital wound down, Fred decided it was time to close his firm and expand his activism beyond the veteran community. He joined the Lincoln Project as the Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs. After Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, he stepped up as the Executive Director. In 2021, it was finally time to return to Missouri because his very wise fiancée Heather said so. He moved to Wildwood.
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When the Field Hospital wound down, Fred decided it was time to close his firm and expand his activism beyond the veteran community. He joined the Lincoln Project as the Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs. After Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, he stepped up as the Executive Director. In 2021, it was finally time to return to Missouri because his very wise fiancée Heather said so. He moved to Wildwood.
America needs an immigration system that focuses on fairness, dignity, and opportunity rather than favoring those with wealth or influence. It is reasonable to expect a secure border, but our current system is broken, costly, and keeps hardworking people from contributing to our communities and economy.
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America needs an immigration system that focuses on fairness, dignity, and opportunity rather than favoring those with wealth or influence. It is reasonable to expect a secure border, but our current system is broken, costly, and keeps hardworking people from contributing to our communities and economy.
I support continued military assistance to help Ukraine defend itself and a strong, united NATO capable of deterring further Russian aggression. We cannot reward Vladimir Putin by allowing him to redraw international borders through violence or dictate Ukraine’s future.
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I support continued military assistance to help Ukraine defend itself and a strong, united NATO capable of deterring further Russian aggression. We cannot reward Vladimir Putin by allowing him to redraw international borders through violence or dictate Ukraine’s future.
Fred’s political activism has only grown since moving back to Missouri. He has been active in dozens of efforts supporting common-sense candidates, projects, and more across the state. Realizing the potential for podcasts to drive political change, Fred launched the growing, ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ show on the MeidasTouch Network.
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Fred’s political activism has only grown since moving back to Missouri. He has been active in dozens of efforts supporting common-sense candidates, projects, and more across the state. Realizing the potential for podcasts to drive political change, Fred launched the growing, ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ show on the MeidasTouch Network.
The Iran War has been an unmitigated disaster in every way. Congress must immediately act to end this misbegotten venture, conduct real oversight, and demand answers and accountability for the Trump Administration's failures in executing it. I recognize that Iran’s regime is dangerous. It has supported terrorism, destabilized the region, and helped fuel violence around the world. I personally know fellow service members who lost their lives or limbs to Iranian backed militias and bombs in Iraq. America must protect our people and our allies, but that does not give any president unchecked authority to drag the country into another war. The War Powers Act is not a 60-day war-of-choice coupon.
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The Iran War has been an unmitigated disaster in every way. Congress must immediately act to end this misbegotten venture, conduct real oversight, and demand answers and accountability for the Trump Administration's failures in executing it. I recognize that Iran’s regime is dangerous. It has supported terrorism, destabilized the region, and helped fuel violence around the world. I personally know fellow service members who lost their lives or limbs to Iranian backed militias and bombs in Iraq. America must protect our people and our allies, but that does not give any president unchecked authority to drag the country into another war. The War Powers Act is not a 60-day war-of-choice coupon.
Today, Fred continues to appreciate his fiancée’s encouragement to move back to Missouri. Together, they live in Wildwood with their dogs, Ash and Maple, and the very opinionated cat, Shugs. When he’s not chasing them he is hiking and walking all across the region. He insists he’ll still have plenty of time left for them in between fighting to serve us in Congress.
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Today, Fred continues to appreciate his fiancée’s encouragement to move back to Missouri. Together, they live in Wildwood with their dogs, Ash and Maple, and the very opinionated cat, Shugs. When he’s not chasing them he is hiking and walking all across the region. He insists he’ll still have plenty of time left for them in between fighting to serve us in Congress.
Congress must exercise its constitutional war powers, demand clear objectives and accountability, and pursue serious diplomacy. This war has cost us lives, treasure, and international prestige and allies. We cannot gamble with American lives in an illegal, open-ended conflict without congressional authorization or a credible plan for what comes next.
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Congress must exercise its constitutional war powers, demand clear objectives and accountability, and pursue serious diplomacy. This war has cost us lives, treasure, and international prestige and allies. We cannot gamble with American lives in an illegal, open-ended conflict without congressional authorization or a credible plan for what comes next.
The Department of Defense under Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Republican Congress is out of control and in constant turmoil and has led to our nation being in grave danger and our international reputation in shambles. I will act immediately to reign in the outrageous and illegal actions by Secretary Hegseth from his meddling in promotions, illegal religious infusion into the military, and hiring of unqualified propagandists for his personal promotion.
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The Department of Defense under Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Republican Congress is out of control and in constant turmoil and has led to our nation being in grave danger and our international reputation in shambles. I will act immediately to reign in the outrageous and illegal actions by Secretary Hegseth from his meddling in promotions, illegal religious infusion into the military, and hiring of unqualified propagandists for his personal promotion.
We must also act immediately to end the endless wars and illegal boat attacks started by Donald Trump and eagerly executed by Hegseth. Congress must do its Constitutional Duty to authorize funding and oversee the Department of Defense and national security agencies. In the midst of a disastrous war our military has been left with constant turnover and lack of leadership at the highest levels dangerously undermining our safety and future as a nation that will do generational harm to our national security.
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We must also act immediately to end the endless wars and illegal boat attacks started by Donald Trump and eagerly executed by Hegseth. Congress must do its Constitutional Duty to authorize funding and oversee the Department of Defense and national security agencies. In the midst of a disastrous war our military has been left with constant turnover and lack of leadership at the highest levels dangerously undermining our safety and future as a nation that will do generational harm to our national security.
Our service members and their families are paying the price for this incompetence and malfeasance. They are seeing their benefits eroded, constant deployments, and uncertainty causing constant upheaval in their lives as Congress ignores their pleas. I will not. It is far past time for aggressive intervention by Congress in the disastrous management of the Department of Defense.
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Our service members and their families are paying the price for this incompetence and malfeasance. They are seeing their benefits eroded, constant deployments, and uncertainty causing constant upheaval in their lives as Congress ignores their pleas. I will not. It is far past time for aggressive intervention by Congress in the disastrous management of the Department of Defense.
We should keep working toward a system where everyone is covered. But I am going to Congress to deliver real progress, not make promises that leave more than 20,000 uninsured people in this district waiting for help.
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We should keep working toward a system where everyone is covered. But I am going to Congress to deliver real progress, not make promises that leave more than 20,000 uninsured people in this district waiting for help.
No one should have to choose between paying for medicine and paying the bills. We need to finally bring down drug prices by standing up to the big corporations that put profits ahead of patients. It’s time to hold them accountable and make sure every family can afford the care they need.
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No one should have to choose between paying for medicine and paying the bills. We need to finally bring down drug prices by standing up to the big corporations that put profits ahead of patients. It’s time to hold them accountable and make sure every family can afford the care they need.
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Candidate ID: H6MO02343
Name: WELLMAN, FREDERICK PAUL
Office: House
State: MO
District: 02
Coverage start: 2025-09-11
Coverage end: 2026-07-15
Total receipts: $1155879.75
Total disbursements: $913662.41
Cash on hand: $242217.34
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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