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HASC Member Moulton Jumps into Crowded 2020 Democratic Race

HASC Member Moulton Jumps into Crowded 2020 Democratic Race
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton questions senior military leaders during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, March 7, 2017. U.S. Air Force Gen. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified alongside U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command; U.S. Navy Adm. Bill Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson. They spoke about the continuing relevance of U.S. nuclear forces for our national security and the steps the Joint Force is taking to modernize and replace them. He also stated that U.S. weapons, delivery systems, the infrastructure that supports them, and the personnel who operate, monitor, and maintain them are prepared today to respond to any contingency. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a Marine Corps combat veteran and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member, announced April 22 that he is running for president in 2020. Moulton, 40, served four tours in Iraq between 2003 and 2008 after graduating in 2002 from the Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. After serving his fourth tour as a special liaison with tribal leaders in southern Iraq at the request of then-Central Command Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus, he was discharged from…

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