How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri
Summary
Fred Wellman defeated longtime Republican incumbent Ann Wagner in Missouri’s second congressional district, as Democrats made broader gains nationwide. Wellman, a former Army officer and veterans advocate who hosts an anti-Trump podcast, said he focused his campaign on his local roots and meeting voters across the district.Key Facts
- Wellman is 61 and grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri.
- He served as an officer in the U.S. Army and later worked as a veterans advocate.
- Wellman hosts On Democracy, a podcast on the progressive MeidasTouch network that he started four years ago.
- He has more than 358,000 followers on X.
- Wagner used Wellman’s past description of himself as a “flaming liberal” in a campaign advertisement.
- Wellman said labor groups backed his campaign, along with rank-and-file police and fire personnel.
- Wellman said he emphasized representing the district’s 759,000 residents rather than his national media profile.
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