Summary
Current: US Representative of TX District 14 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Leadership: Vice Chair, Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
District: the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region, including Galveston, in the state of Texas.
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History: Randy Weber was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 29th district. Weber was a city councilman of Pearland, Texas, for six years. He also served as a Brazoria County Grand Jury Commissioner, a Brazoria County Redistricting Committee member, a Texas Republican Party Convention delegate, president of Brazoria County Cities Association, a Brazoria County Republican Party member, and chair of the Pearland Area Republican Party Headquarters.
He earned a BS in public affairs from the University of Houston–Clear Lake. In 1981, he founded Weber’s Air & Heat Air-Conditioning Company.
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About
Congressman Randy Weber is a public servant, proven conservative, former small business owner, and third generation Texan, representing the 14thDistrict of Texas.
He holds a key leadership role on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology (SST), serving as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy. Congressman Weber is also a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) where he serves on three subcommittees: Water Resources and Environment; Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. His first two terms in Congress, the Congressman served on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In 2018, Rep. Weber led the effort to get the Nuclear Energy Innovations Capabilities Act signed into law. NEICA, as it’s known in the nuclear community, authorized key advanced nuclear research and development activities at the Department of Energy, including a plan for the establishment of the Versatile Test Reactor, an experimental fast neutron reactor critical to testing and commercializing the next generation of nuclear technologies. Last Congress, to build on this success, Rep. Weber introduced the Nuclear Energy for the Future Act to make nuclear energy even safer, more efficient, and more affordable through the development of advanced technologies. The Nuclear Energy for the Future Act supports public-private partnerships for coordination and resource sharing among the nation’s top nuclear energy experts and includes the authorization of full funding needed to complete the Versatile Test Reactor.
For over 68 years, Randy Weber has called the Gulf Coast home – a place to start a family and build a business. Although juggling work and family takes great amounts of time and effort, Weber makes time to be an active member of his church and community. Weber built his air conditioning company, Weber’s Air & Heat, in 1981 from scratch, and grew his business by using, what his grandfather used to call, ‘good old-fashion Texas horse sense and a strong work ethic.’ Like others who have successfully moved from business to public service, it is Weber’s real-world experience in the private sector that underpins his commitment to lower taxes, his contempt for wasteful spending, and his firm dedication to better schools.
Prior to being elected to Congress, Weber served four years in the Texas State House. During his tenure, Weber served on the committees of Environmental Regulation, Public Education, and as Vice Chair of Border and Intergovernmental Affairs. While serving in the Texas House, Randy Weber authored landmark legislation to combat human trafficking and protect women, young girls, and boys – some as young as 12 years old. On the House Foreign Affairs committee, Weber continued the fight against human trafficking, as well as, co-sponsored legislation to strengthen our foreign policies and relationship with our allies across the globe.
As Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee, Weber’s top priority is to fight for sane energy policies that will not stifle our economy, but create jobs and promote our business community. As the Congressional member with the largest maritime district in the country, Weber is particularly excited about tackling key legislation like the Water Resource Development Reauthorization Act, the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, and the FEMA Reauthorization Act.
Weber has lived in a 20-mile radius for all his life and has been married to Brenda Weber, a retired schoolteacher, for over 45 years. He is a graduate of Alvin Community College, and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. Randy and Brenda have three children and eight wonderful grandchildren. He previously served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Personal
Full Name: Randy K. Weber, Sr.
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Brenda; 3 Children
Birth Date: 07/02/1953
Birth Place: Pearland, TX
Home City: Friendswood, TX
Religion: Christian
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Education
BS, Public Affairs, University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1978
Graduated, Basics/Business, Alvin Community College, 1975
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 14, 2013-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 14, 2024
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 29, 2008-2012
Member, Pearland City Council, 1990-1996
Professional Experience
Grand Jury Commissioner, Brazoria County
Owner, Weber’s Air & Heat Air-Conditioning Company, 1981-2016
Offices
Beaumont Office
350 Pine St., Suite 730
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone (409) 835-0108
Fax: (409) 835-0578
Lake Jackson Office
122 West Way, Suite 301
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Phone: (979) 285-0231
Fax: (979) 285-0271
League City Office
174 Calder Road, Suite 150
League City, TX 77573
Phone: Phone: (281) 316-0231
Fax: (281) 316-0271
Washington, DC Office
107 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2831
Fax: (202) 225-0271
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
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Finances
Source: Open Secrets
Committees
Congressman Weber is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he serves on the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, Communications and Technology, Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittees. The Energy and Commerce Committee is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee. The committee has responsibility for matters including telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health and research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce, among others.
Congressman Weber is also a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, where he serves on the Energy Subcommittee. The Science, Space, and Technology Committee has jurisdiction over NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Weather Service, energy research and development programs at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency, and all environmental standards and research programs.
Congressman Weber is a member of the following Congressional organizations:
| Congressional Army Caucus |
| House Aerospace Caucus |
| Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus |
| Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus |
| Congressional Western Caucus |
| Oil and National Security Caucus (ONS) |
| Congressional Prayer Caucus |
| Congressional Natural Gas Caucus |
| Congressional Small Business Caucus |
| Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus |
| House General Aviation Caucus |
| House Congressional Sovereignty Caucus |
| Republican Study Committee |
| Congressional Coal Caucus |
| Congressional Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Caucus |
| Congressional Refinery Caucus |
| Congressional Caucus on Modern Agriculture |
| House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus |
| Values Action Team |
| Congressional United Services Organization (USO) |
| Budget and Spending Task Force |
| Second Amendment Task Force |
| Tenth Amendment Task Force |
| Republican Policy Committee |
| Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus Diabetes Caucus The Career and Technical Education CTE Caucus |
New Legislation
Issues
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Services
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District
Source: Wikipedia
Texas’s 14th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives stretches from Freeport to Orange, Texas. It formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region, including Galveston, in the state of Texas.
The district was created as a result of the 1900 U.S. census and was first contested in 1902. The Galveston area had previously been included in Texas’s 10th congressional district. Its first representative was the Democrat James L. Slayden, based in San Antonio, who had served the 12th congressional district since 1897 and was redistricted. He was elected from the new district and began representing the 14th in March 1903 as a member of the 58th United States Congress. He was repeatedly re-elected and served until 1919. He refused nomination in 1918.
Republican Harry M. Wurzbach carried this district in several elections, from 1920 to 1926, serving from 1921 to 1929. He successfully contested the election of 1928, taking his seat in 1930 for the remainder of the term, and was re-elected in 1930. The district during that era included the aberrant counties of Gillespie, Kendall, Comal and Guadalupe, whose German Americans had historically opposed slavery and became Texas’ only consistent Republican Party voters during the “Solid South” era. In addition, Galveston was a major port of entry for immigrants, with many arriving from southern and eastern Europe. At that time, many found the Republican Party more welcoming than the dominant Democratic Party. In 1901, the Democratic-dominated legislature had passed a poll tax, which effectively had disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites and Latinos.
The district’s ultimate shift to the Republican Party in the 1980s has been attributed to the coattail effect of Ronald Reagan’s electoral successes. A few Democrats have won local and state elections in the 1990s. Former Republican and Libertarian Presidential candidate Ron Paul held congressional office from 1997 to 2013. The district’s current representative is the Republican Randy Weber.
Wikipedia
Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953)[1] is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas’s 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 29th district. He is a member of the Republican Party.[2]
Early life, education, and business career
Weber graduated from Alvin Community College and in 1977 earned a BS in public affairs from the University of Houston–Clear Lake. In 1981, he founded Weber’s Air & Heat Air-Conditioning Company.[3]
Early political career
Weber was a city councilman of Pearland, Texas, for six years. He also served as a Brazoria County Grand Jury Commissioner, a Brazoria County Redistricting Committee member, a Texas Republican Party Convention delegate, president of Brazoria County Cities Association, a Brazoria County Republican Party member, and chair of the Pearland Area Republican Party Headquarters.[4]
Texas House of Representatives
Elections
After State Representative Glenda Dawson died on September 12, 2006,[5] a special election was held on December 19. Businessman Mike P. O’Day earned 48% of the vote, falling just short of the 50% threshold. Weber earned 28% of the vote, qualifying for the runoff.[6] In the January runoff, O’Day defeated him 57%–43%.[7]
After O’Day retired, Weber ran for the March 2008 primary and won with 59% of the vote.[8] He won the general election with 60% of the vote.[9] He was reelected in 2010 with 85% of the vote.[10]
Tenure
Committee assignments
- Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee (vice chair)
- Public Education Committee[11]
- Republican Study Committee[12]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2012
After U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas’s 14th congressional district decided to retire, nine Republicans ran in the newly redrawn district. Paul and Governor Rick Perry endorsed Weber. He ranked first with 28% of the vote. In the runoff, he defeated Pearland City Councilwoman Felicia Harris, 62%–37%.[13] He faced former Congressman Nick Lampson in the general election; Lampson jumped into the race after the 14th had been redrawn to include much of the territory he had represented in Congress from 1997 to 2005. In the November 6 general election, Weber defeated Lampson, 53% to 45%.[2] Based upon Weber’s vote total, Larry Sabato‘s Crystal Ball named Weber one of its “Underachievers” because he received only 54% of the vote in his district while Mitt Romney received 59%.[14]
2016
Weber was reelected on November 8, 2016. He polled 160,631 votes (61.9%) to Democratic nominee Michael Cole’s 99,054 (38.1%).[15]
Tenure
In January 2014, during President Obama’s State of the Union address, Weber in a tweet called Obama “Kommandant-In-Chef” [sic] and “the Socialist dictator.” After the White House apologized for failing to send a higher-profile leader to a demonstration in Paris after the January 2015 terrorist attacks in that city, Weber tweeted, “Even Adolph [sic] Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris.”[16] Weber then wrote that he needed to “apologize to all those offended by my tweet”. He did not delete his tweet made during the State of the Union address.[16]
In 2015, Weber cosponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.[17] Weber also cosponsored a resolution disagreeing with the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution.[18]
In April 2015, Weber met with Aleksandr Torshin, the alleged handler for Russian spy Maria Butina,[19] according to internal documents from Center for the National Interest.[20]
The American Conservative Union gave him a 92% evaluation, Americans for Prosperity gave him a 94% evaluation, Campaign for Working Families, Concerned Women for America, and Faith and Freedom Coalition each gave him 100% evaluations, Conservative Review gave him a 73% evaluation, Eagle Forum gave him an 80% evaluation, National Journal gave him an 89% evaluation, and the John Birch Society gave him a 67% evaluation.
In December 2020, Weber was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[21] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[22][23][24]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of “election subversion.” She also reprimanded Weber and the other House members who supported the lawsuit: “The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions.”[25][26]
Weber is a supporter of efforts to impeach President Biden. In September 2021, Weber submitted a resolution to impeach Biden “for perpetuating a perception that Afghan security forces were winning the war against the Taliban.”[27] That same month, he also co-sponsored a resolution by Bob Gibbs to impeach Biden.[28] In August 2021, Weber co-sponsored a resolution to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s Secretary of Homeland Security.[29]
Weber was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[30]
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
Personal life
Weber has been married to Brenda Weber, a Pearland schoolteacher, for over 30 years. They have three children and eight grandchildren.[3] He lives in Alvin, Texas.[34] Weber is a Baptist.[35]
References
- ^ Randy Weber – Texas – Bio, News, Photos – Washington Times Archived 2013-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Pinkerton, James. GOP’s Weber beats Lampson in race to succeed Ron Paul, Houston Chronicle, November 7, 2012.
- ^ a b “Meet Randy – Randy Weber”. randyweber.org. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ “The Voter’s Self Defense System”. Vote Smart. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Hanson, Eric; Chronicle, Copyright 2006 Houston (2006-09-12). “State Rep. Glenda Dawson, of Pearland, dies”. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ “Our Campaigns – TX State House 029 – Special Election Race – Dec 19, 2006”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – TX State House 029 – Special Election Runoff Race – Jan 16, 2007”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – TX State House 029 – R Primary Race – Mar 04, 2008”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – TX State House 029 Race – Nov 04, 2008”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – TX State House 029 Race – Nov 02, 2010”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Texas House of Representatives : Representative Thompson, Ed
- ^ “Member List”. Republican Study Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – TX District 14 – R Runoff Race – Jul 31, 2012”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Kondik, Kyle. Sanford Joins “the Underachievers”, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, May 9, 2013.
- ^ “General Election Results”. Texas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Ohlheiser, Abby (13 January 2015). “Texas Rep. Randy Weber said Obama is basically worse than Hitler. He has since apologized”. The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Huelskamp, Tim (2015-02-12). “Cosponsors – H.J.Res.32 – 114th Congress (2015-2016): Marriage Protection Amendment”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ King, Steve (2015-07-29). “Cosponsors – H.Res.359 – 114th Congress (2015-2016): Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Helson, Kevin. “Butina Affidavit”. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Lynch, Sarah (June 22, 2018). “Exclusive: Alleged Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials”. Reuters. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). “Biden officially secures enough electors to become president”. AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-12-11). “Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ “Order in Pending Case” (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Diaz, Daniella. “Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court”. CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Smith, David (2020-12-12). “Supreme court rejects Trump-backed Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn election results”. The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ “Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Rejecting GOP Election Sabotage Lawsuit” (Press release). Speaker Nancy Pelosi. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ “H.Res.635 – Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.671 – Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.582 – Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ “Members”. House Baltic Caucus. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ “Members”. U.S. – Japan Caucus. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ “Member List”. Republican Study Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ McCutcheon, Michael; Barone, Chuck (2013). 2014 Almanac of American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
- ^ “Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress” (PDF). Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-16.
External links
- Congressman Randy Weber official U.S. House website
- Randy Weber for Congress
- Randy Weber at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Profile at the Texas Tribune
- Profile at Vote TX
