Laurie Buckhout
Laurie Buckhout | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurie Gaye Moe |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | James Madison University (B.S.) U.S. Army Command & General Staff College (MMAS) Webster University (M.S.) |
| Occupation | Military officer, businesswoman |
| Website | lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1986–2010 |
| Rank | File:US-O1 insignia.svg Second lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 22nd Signal Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Cold War Iraq War |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Medal Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Commendation Medal Achievement Medal Presidential Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Commendation Combat Action Badge Parachutist Badge |
Colonel Laurie Gaye Moe Buckhout is an American political candidate, businesswoman, and retired military officer. She served in the United States Army Signal Corps in the Cold War and as a combat commander in the Iraq War. In 2023, Buckhout announced her campaign to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life and education
Buckhout grew up in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.[1] Her family lived on a farm in Augusta County.[1] She comes from a military family; her father, Colonel Wayne Jerde Moe, was an Infantry officer and her mother, Audrey Jean Soblom, was an Army Corps flight nurse.[1][2]
Buckhout attended James Madison University on a Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship and graduated with a bachelor's degree in science.[3] She earned a master's of military arts and science degree in national military strategy from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and a master's degree in information management from Webster University.[3]
Career
Military
Buckhout was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps in 1984. She served in Europe at the end of the Cold War.[4] She served as a combat commander of an 800-person battalion task force during the Iraq War.[5][6] Buckhout retired from the army in 2010.[3]
She was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Commendation Medal, and the Achievement Medal.[7][5] She was also awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Combat Action Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.[3]
Business and consulting
Buckhout founded a consulting company, specializing in electronic warfare and cyberspace operations, called Corvus Consulting, and served as the chief executive officer.[3][8] After selling the company in 2019, she served on its board of directors.[7]
She served as president of the Association of Old Crows and as a special government employee with the United States Department of Commerce.
Politics
Buckhout is a Republican and cast her first vote in the 1980 United States presidential election for Ronald Reagan.[9] In 2023, Buckhout announced her candidacy for North Carolina's 1st congressional district.[5] She reportedly contributed $1 million of her own money to help pay for the campaign.[10]
Political positions
Buckhout is a supporter of gun rights.[4] She is a supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump and believes that the judicial response to perpetrators of the January 6 United States Capitol attack had political bias.[9] Buckhout has referred to undocumented immigrants that cross the southern border as "barbarians and criminals."[4]
In January 2024, she said that President Joe Biden and his administration "would love to see" totalitarianism in the United States.[4]
Personal life
Buckhout is married to Paul A. Buckhout, a graduate of West Point and a U.S. Army Infantry Airborne Ranger.[1] She and her husband met in 1995 in Haiti.[1] They have two children and live in Edenton, North Carolina.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Writer, David Cruz Staff (January 5, 2024). "Buckhout says she can beat US Rep. Don Davis". RockyMount Telegram.
- ↑ "Obituary for Col. Wayne Jerde Moe at McDow Funeral Home & Crematory". www.mcdowfuneralhomeinc.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Colonel (ret.) Laurie Buckhout | AFCEA NOVA". nova.afceachapters.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Advance, Chris Day The Daily (January 2, 2024). "Buckhout: Ousting Davis is key to Republicans holding US House in 2024". dailyadvance.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Reports, From Staff (October 18, 2023). "Retired U.S. Army combat commander announces run for Congress". RockyMount Telegram.
- ↑ "The House is a mess. New GOP candidates are running anyway". NBC News. October 26, 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Laurie Buckhout". Laurie Buckhout.
- ↑ Pomerleau, Mark (October 4, 2018). "'Your wife is cheating on you,' and other military strategies for controlling the information space". C4ISRNet.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Retired Colonel Laurie Buckhout on leadership, politics, and governance". Neuse News. January 11, 2024.
- ↑ Editor, Chris Day Multimedia (January 22, 2024). "Buckhout raises $262K for congressional bid since Oct. announcement". dailyadvance.com.
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