Freddie John Wieder Jr. was born 7/26/1949 in Alvin TX. He graduated from Alvin High School in 1967 and would then enlist to serve our country from 1968 to 1972  in the United State Air Force as an electronic engineer. John Wieder spent two tours in Vietnam near Bein Hoa and Plekieu. At that time, the missions were top secret and he received training at the Bergstrom Air Force Base before being deployed.  After leaving the service, he became Data Base Administrator and Hospital Support Manager for the University of Texas Medical Branch.

John graduated from the College of the Mainland in 1976 with an AAS in Computer Science and a minor in  Real Estate. He went on to finish his BBA at the University of Houston in General Business in 1980. He then acquired his Real Estate Broker's and Insurance' Licenses which would be the foundation of his career. It would allow John to purchase several Century 21 franchises and found his own Real Estate Company called Rainbow Reality. John's extensive experience in managing a small business has taught him much about how institutions operate and what their struggles are. John understands that small business owners are over taxed and over extended in their limited resources. John knows that small business is a major part of our economy employing a large portion of our citizens. John will work in congress to make sure that small business and hard working people are represented.      

Over the course of 28 years, John developed insurance offices in 7 different counties and was associated with the Farm Bureau, Woodmen of the World, Royal Neigbors, American National, American General, and Bankers Life.

When the Western Company came out with the TV Commercial,  if you do not have an oil well, get one and that is what he did, with a group of investors, they completed the Dawn Wieder #1. John Wieder also expanded into energy and real estate investment during his business endeavors and had further success there.

John Wieder has always been a religiously centered man. In recent years, John has accepted a call to ordained ministry and he believes that living this vocation will serve as a beacon of light to those seeking refuge from the toils of life. After a period of biblical study, John was ordained in May of 2009. The principles of John Wieder's faith are the cornerstone of his integrity, and combined with the guidelines of the U.S. Constitution, John will faithfully execute his vote in a conscientious way that protects individual human dignity.