Matthew Zeller
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Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives from New Yorks's 29th district |
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Election date November 2, 2010 |
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| Opponent(s) | Tom Reed (R) |
| Incumbent | Eric Massa (D) |
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| Born | Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chantilly, Virginia |
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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 |
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 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 |
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 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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Matthew C. "Matt" Zeller, a native of Rochester, New York, is an author and consultant on alternative energy issues, currently working in northern Virginia. 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.
Zeller grew up in Rochester, New York and attended Allendale Columbia School in Pittsford. He is a 2004 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Hamilton College with a major in government. In 2005, he graduated first in his class from the Army's Military Intelligence Officer's basic course. 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. He is also a graduate of the Army's Combat Advisor's course. He was deployed to Afghanistan in April, 2008 where he served at the Ghazni Forward Operating Base as the unit's Intelligence Officer, Operations Officer, Air Logistics Officer, and head of all human assistance missions.
Upon Zeller's return from Afghanistan, he was a security analyst for the CIA.
Zeller decided to return to New York to run for office upon hearing news that Eric Massa was retiring. However, after his unsuccessful campaign, Zeller returned to Washington DC, citing a lack of job opportunities.
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.
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