ABOUT TOM WEILER
Tom Weiler’s story starts in Morris, Minnesota, where his parents were born and raised. After college they married and their family began a life of service when Tom’s father joined the U.S. Navy as a pilot. Tom was born during these Navy years, but Minnesota was always home: summers on his grandparents’ farm, time at the family cabin, and countless games of football, baseball, and basketball shaped his character and deep love for this state.
A graduate of Eden Prairie High School, Tom attended the University of Notre Dame on a Navy ROTC scholarship, earning a Civil Engineering degree with honors and commissioning in 2001. Stationed at Navy Nuclear Power Training Command on 9/11, he watched the terror attacks unfold and his desire to serve our great nation was strengthened. ​
Over the next 20 years, Tom served in 13 duty stations and deployed worldwide as a Submarine Officer - completing numerous submarine deployments and dozens of missions vital to America’s national security. Additionally, he supported humanitarian operations in Japan following the Great Japanese Earthquake of 2011 and completed a record 206-day deployment to the Middle East aboard the USS Eisenhower. Known for technical excellence, work ethic, and inspirational leadership, he screened early for command of a Fast Attack Submarine before an early-onset Parkinson’s diagnosis altered his path. Tom continued to serve, including at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, before retiring honorably.
Today, Tom is running for the U.S. Senate to bring pragmatic problem solving, accountability, unity, and results to Washington. Guided by his Catholic fatih, Tom believes in peace through strength, small effective government, and an America that empowers families to pursue their American Dream — a dream where every kid can work hard, dream big, and track down their dreams in a safe, thriving community. Tom and his wife are proud parents of two school-aged children.