Marc Veasey was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1971. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Texas Wesleyan University in 1995. Veasey's work experience includes working as a health care consultant, a legislative aide to Congressman Martin Frost, a realtor, a sports writer for Source Media's IT Network and for the Star-Telegram. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012.