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Josh Welle (born 1979) is a Navy veteran and entrepreneur. Welle is the Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s Fourth Congressional District, running against 38-year Republican incumbent Chris Smith. A New Jersey native, Welle graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2002,^[1] served as Class President,^[2] and served tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and deployments in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Following his 12 years of active-duty service, Welle transitioned to the U.S. Navy Reserve, attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and founded a government technology company focused on developing mobile software.^[3] In June 2018, Welle won the primary to become the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s Fourth District,^[4] his hometown.

Early Life, Education

Joshua Welle was born inTrenton, NJ and raised in Wall, NJ. He attended Wall High School. In 2002, Welle graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. He received a Masters of Arts in International Relations (2003) and Masters in Business Administration (2008) from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School (2016), where he was a Glenn Dubin Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership and earned the Littauer Award for public service.^[5] ^[6]

Military Career - Overseas

Welle was first deployed in 2003 to the Persian Gulf in support Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004, he served as a Division Officer on the USS Cowpens (CG 63) in Yokosuka, Japan. In 2008, Welle was selected to be the first Navy Military Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.^[7] Welle was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He later published an article in Joint Forces Quarterly explaining how operational efforts could be improved.^[8] From 2010 - 2012 he was the Engineering Officer in USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51).^[9] Welle returned to the Middle East in 2013 for his final at-sea assignment as an Executive Officer on the USS Devastator (MCM 6) in Manama, Bahrain.^[10]

Military Career – At Home

As a Master Instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy, Welle taught Government, International Relations, and National Security Policy, and instructed 30 prospective officers in navigation and surface warfare tactics.^[11] From 2010 to 2015, Welle was an active Term Member on the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2016, Welle was competitively selected as a Truman National Security Fellow.^[12]

Private Sector Career

Welle transitioned to the private sector in 2015, and founded Crossdeck,^[13]^[14] a software company specializing in blue collar worker solutions. In 2017, Welle was named a Top 40 Rising Stars in Government Technology.^[15]^[16]

Published Works

Welle and his classmates from the U.S. Naval Academy recounted their experiences’ as service men and women in a post-9/11 world in the book In the Shadow of Greatness, an LA Times bestseller^[17] and non-profit book, that Tom Brokaw heralded as a “must read for all Americans.”^[18] Welle’s writing has also been published in the Harvard Business Review,^[19] Proceedings, and Joint Forces Quarterly.^[20]

Personal Life

In 2009, Welle met Angela Mikolajewski and the coupled married in 2014. He and Angela currently reside in Rumson, NJ.

References

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7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnas.org/events/voices-from-the-field-a-discussion-with-russell-grant-and-josh-welle|title=Center for a New American Security|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
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15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonexec.com/2017/02/save-date-trending-40-rising-stars-federal-technology-feb-21-2017/|title=SAVE THE DATE: Trending 40: Rising Stars in Federal Technology, Feb. 21, 2017 {{!}} WashingtonExec|date=2017-02-09|work=WashingtonExec|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}
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