Matthew Zeller
Matt Zeller | |
|---|---|
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| Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives from New Yorks's 29th district | |
| Election date November 2, 2010 | |
| Opponent(s) | Tom Reed (R) |
| Incumbent | Eric Massa (D) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chantilly, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College (B.A., 2004), Maxwell School of Syracuse University (MPA, 2006 Maxwell School of Syracuse University (MA-IR, 2006) |
| Occupation | No One Left Behind[1] |
| Awards |  Purple Heart Army Commendation Medal  Afghanistan Campaign Medal  Global War on Terrorism Service Medal  Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal  Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device  Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal  National Defense Service Medal  Army Overseas Service Ribbon  Army Service Ribbon .svg){kind=small} NATO Non-Article 5 medal with "ISAF" device  Combat Action Badge  German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency Gold |
| Website | Zeller for Congress Watches Without Time |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Major |
Matthew C. Zeller, is an American author, politician, and businessman. He is the CEO of No One Left Behind. He is a United States Army veteran of the Afghan War and he ran for Congress in 2010 as the Democratic nominee for New York's 29th congressional district.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Zeller grew up in Rochester, New York and attended Allendale Columbia School in Pittsford.[3] He is a 2004 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Hamilton College with a major in government.[4] In 2005, he graduated first in his class from the Army's Military Intelligence Officer's basic course.[4]He earned master's degrees in public administration and international relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 2006.[4] He is also a graduate of the Army's Combat Advisor's course.[4]
Career[edit]
He was deployed to Afghanistan in April, 2008 where he served at Forward Operating Base Vulcan in Ghazni Province as an embedded combat advisor to the Afghan National Army and Police and his unit's Intelligence Officer, Operations Officer, Air Logistics Officer, and head of all humanitarian aid and assistance missions.
Upon Zeller's return from Afghanistan, he returned to work as an officer of the CIA.[5]
Zeller decided to return to New York to run for office upon hearing news that Eric Massa was retiring.[6] However, after his unsuccessful campaign, Zeller returned to Washington DC, citing a lack of job opportunities.[7]
2010 U.S. Congressional campaign[edit]
Zeller ran in the 2010 special election to fill Eric Massa's seat in the 29th Congressional District of New York. He lost to Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominee Tom Reed.
Political positions[edit]
Zeller is a former Republican who supported the first Presidential campaign of John McCain in 2000.[8] He describes himself as pro-choice and believes that abortions should be safe, legal, and rare. He has not indicated how he would have voted on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and has not taken a stand on the individual mandate, but he is against repealing the legislation.[9] He speaks favorably of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and opposes privatization of Social Security,[10] and he supports the Employee Free Choice Act.[11] Environmentally, he opposes drilling in the Marcellus Formation.[12] He also favored repealing don’t ask, don’t tell.[13] He is supportive of the current operations in Afghanistan, and he supports the creation of a Palestinian State.[6]
Post-2010 Election[edit]
In 2012, Zeller was named an Adjunct Fellow of the American Security Project [14] and a Fellow of the Truman National Security Project.[15] Throughout 2012 and 2013 he spoke about his experiences in Afghanistan and his run for Congress at colleges and universities around the nation.
Post-war support for Afghan translators[edit]
Zeller was instrumental in rallying public support to pressure the US Embassy in Kabul to grant a US visa to his former interpreter in Kabul, Janis Shinwari, as part of the Afghan Allies Protection Act.[16][17] Shinwari's visa request was granted in September 2013.[18][19]
Shortly thereafter Zeller founded No One Left Behind, an organization that advocates for the continuation and expansion of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghan and Iraqi interpreters, and provides financial, material, and career assistance to individuals and families who have moved to the United States under the SIV program.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Publications[edit]
In 2006, the United States House of Representatives asked Zeller and several of his Maxwell School colleagues to evaluate the United States' Pandemic Influenza Response Plan. Zeller and his colleagues subsequently authored "Are We Ready? A Practical Examination of the Strategic National Stockpile in Response to Public Health Crises". Congress enacted many of the report's recommendations in 2007.[28]
In 2012, Zeller authored Watches Without Time, an account of his experiences training for and serving in Afghanistan as an embedded combat adviser to the Afghan National Security Forces.[29]
References[edit]
- ↑ William McGurn (22 May 2015). "Operation Lost in Translation". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ Kraushaar, Josh. "Dems tap candidate for Massa seat." Politico
- ↑ "Allendale Columbia | Our Alumni are Doing Great Things". allendalecolumbia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Terreri, Jill (7 April 2010). "Dems choose Matthew Zeller, Allendale Columbia grad, to run for Massa's seat". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ With his hat in the ring, Zeller showing the man under the brim. Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine The Evening Tribune. (Hornell, NY). Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Miller, Rick (2010-06-09). Visit home compelled Zeller to run. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Poole, Andrew (March 7, 2012). Zeller not ruling out another run at Congressional seat Archived 2012-07-29 at Archive.today. Hornell Evening Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ Terreri, Jill (2010-04-07). Democrats pick Rochester native Zeller to run for Massa's seat. Gannett. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ↑ Terreri, Jill (2010-04-27). 29th District candidate Zeller cites family roots in Southern Tier. Gannett. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "News - Zeller opposes privatizing Social Security". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-03-21.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Recotta, Bob (2010-04-28). From soldier to politician: Democratic candidate Zeller talks to The Leader Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. The Leader (Corning, NY). Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "Rochester City Newspaper". City Newspaper. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Matt Zeller". American Security Project. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ http://trumanproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2013-Associate-Fellows-Bios.pdf
- ↑ "Afghan aide targeted by the Taliban fears US may leave him behind". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Dobbin, Sean (31 October 2013). "Returning the favor". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Gannett. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Army aide threatened by Taliban finally gets US visa". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Janis Shinwari - Matthew Geller; Brothers in Arms - and in Life, chapter in PEOPLE American Heroes: Inspirational Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Good. Time, Inc. 2016. ISBN 1683302982.
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- ↑ "About". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Winston, Hella (10 February 2017). "A 'Blessed' Sabbath For Iraqi Translator". The Jewish Week.
- ↑ CNN Hero Matt Zeller - CNN Video, retrieved 2018-10-11
- ↑ Sam, Richard (12 October 2015). "'A corps of volunteers for every refugee' -- The East Bay welcoming Afghans, Iraqis fleeing the Taliban". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Denn, Will (2014). "No One Left Behind". Kennedy School Review. 14: 56. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Klein, Daniel (11 September 2018). "For Years, the U.S. Failed to Protect Thousands Who Risked Everything in Iraq and Afghanistan". The Atlantic. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Power Player Plus: Matt Zeller". Fox News. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Klairmont, Laura (11 October 2018). "These war heroes face another kind of danger". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "42 U.S. Code § 247d–6b - Strategic National Stockpile and security countermeasure procurements". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Evans, Ryan (4 November 2018). "Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan (book review)". Foreigh Policy. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
External links[edit]
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
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