1. Allen Edward Weh was born on November 17,1942 and is an American business executive, politician, and retired colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
12 Facts About Allen Weh
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Allen Weh was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico in the 2010 election, and the Republican Nominee for the United States Senate 2014 election against incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall.
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Allen Weh is the founder and CEO of CSI Aviation Inc.
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Allen Weh specializes in two core service areas: Government Services, in which CSI provides large scale management of complex aviation programs; and Specialty Mission Services in which the company supports both commercial and government customers with medical flight services, emergency response operations, and secure air transport of individuals.
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Allen Weh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education and Master of Arts in counseling from the University of New Mexico.
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Allen Weh began his military service as an enlisted Marine before selection for Officer Candidate School.
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Allen Weh served two tours in Vietnam and with the British Royal Marines in Malaysia.
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Colonel Allen Weh was recalled for active duty during the Persian Gulf War, for the US expedition into Somalia, and to serve as Chief of Staff of Marine Forces Pacific prior to retiring in 1997.
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Allen Weh served as chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party from 2004 to 2008.
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On 1 June 2010, Allen Weh lost to his main opponent in the primary, Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez.
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Allen Weh conceded to Martinez shortly after 9:00 PM when Martinez held over half of the precinct votes, or 8,000 votes greater than Allen Weh.
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Allen Weh argued Udall was a rubber stamp for President Obama's policies and Udall said that he stood on his record.