Retired Navy SEAL, Obama Aide Mulling Run for Congress in Key Michigan Swing District

Retired Navy SEAL, Obama Aide Mulling Run for Congress in Key Michigan Swing District

Matt Maasdam, 50, deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and the Pacific as a Navy SEAL and later served as former President Barack Obama's military aide at the White House.

Retired Navy SEAL, Obama aide mulling run for Congress in key Michigan swing district

Matt Maasdam served as Obama’s military aide the at the White House, responsible for carrying the "nuclear football" for the president

Former 'nuclear football' carrier for Obama considering challenge to Barrett

The military aide who carried the “nuclear football” for President Barack Obama appears poised to jump into the race to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett to represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. Democrat Matt Maasdam, 50, is a retired Navy SEAL who was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and the Pacific. He lives in Ann Arbor, which is outside the 7th District; Congressional candidates aren’t required to live in the distric…