Meet Seth Moulton
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Meet Seth Moulton Seth Moulton is a Democrat, entrepreneur, and Iraq War veteran who wants to represent a new generation of leaders in Washington. Born and raised in the 6th District of Massachusetts by his parents Tom, a retired real estate lawyer, and Lynn, a secretary at Massachusetts General Hospital, Seth is no stranger to hard work and service. He attended public schools, followed by Phillips Andover and Harvard College, which he could only afford thanks to student loans. Seth spent his summers throughout high school and college repairing boats in Marblehead and working on a shortline railroad in New Hampshire to help pay for school. Seth’s college mentor, the late Reverend Peter Gomes, often said that believing in the right thing, or supporting others who do the right thing, is not good enough; you ought to go do it. Following Reverend Gomes’ advice, Seth committed to serving others and decided to join the Marines shortly after his college graduation in June 2001. Later that same year, our country was under attack and Seth was called to duty. Seth served four tours in Iraq over five years. While he didn’t agree with the war, and had no idea it would occur when he joined, he served with honor as he never wanted someone else to go in his place. He was in the first Marine company to enter Baghdad, worked to establish a free and independent Iraqi media, and was hand-selected to work directly for General David Petraeus as a liaison to senior Iraqi military and political leaders south of Baghdad. After completing his final tour, Seth went back to school where he earned an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and an MBA from Harvard Business School, in large part due to the support of the GI Bill. Pursuing his interest in rebuilding our country’s crumbling transportation and infrastructure, Seth spent a year in Texas as the managing director of Texas Central Railway, a company building a high-speed rail line between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. After supervising preliminary engineering and planning of the 240-mile, 200-mph, railroad, Seth returned home to the 6th District of Massachusetts to start a health care company, Eastern Healthcare Partners, with a classmate from business school. Today, Seth lives in Salem where he serves on the Board of the Salem YMCA. .