| Wesley Hunt | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives
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Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||
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| Born | November 13, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Republican | ||
| Children | 3 | ||
| Website | House website | ||
Wesley Parish Hunt (born November 13, 1981)[1] is an American politician and veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 38th congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and education[]
Hunt was born and raised in Houston to a military family. After graduating from St. John's School, he attended the United States Military Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science in leadership and management with mechanical engineering in 2004.[2] His West Point class of 2004 classmates include U.S. representatives John James and Pat Ryan.[3] Hunt flew Apache helicopters in the military.[4] After being honorably discharged, he attended Cornell University and obtained a Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration,[5] and a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives[]
Elections[]
2020[]
Hunt ran for Texas's 7th congressional district in the 2020 elections. In a field of six candidates, Hunt won the Republican primary election with 61% of the vote.[7] He lost the general election to incumbent Democrat Lizzie Fletcher.[8] Hunt conceded to Fletcher a day after the election.[8]
2022[]
A day after redistricted maps were revealed, Hunt announced his intention to run in the new, solidly Republican 38th district.[9] Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media wrote that "state GOP lawmakers carved out a new district, Texas' 38th, specifically with [Hunt] in mind." Hunt faced nine opponents in the primary election and received over 55% of the vote.[10] He was endorsed by Republican Main Street Partnership PAC[11] He defeated the Democratic nominee, Duncan Klussmann, in the November 8 general election, 63% to 35%.[12]
Tenure[]
In January 2023, at the beginning of the 118th U.S. Congress, Hunt supported Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.[13] Hunt is on the House Judiciary,[14] Natural Resources[15] and Small Business[15] Committees. On the Small Business Committee he chairs the Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains[16] Subcommittee.
Hunt has endorsed Donald Trump's campaign in the 2024 presidential election.[17]
Syria[]
In 2023, Hunt was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[18][19]
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023[]
Hunt was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[20]
Personal life[]
Around the time of his arrival in Congress, Hunt's wife, Emily, gave birth to a son, Willie, who was born prematurely and needed time in the neonatal intensive care unit, forcing Hunt to leave the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election|2023 Speaker of the House election on the fourth day, missing the 12th and 13th ballots and returning the same day.[13]
Hunt is a Baptist. He attended Champion Forest Baptist Church, which he has said shaped his beliefs.[21]
Electoral history[]
2020[]
| Texas's 7th congressional district Republican primary, 2020[22] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Wesley Hunt | 28,060 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Cindy Siegel | 12,497 | 27.2 | |
| Republican | Maria Espinoza | 2,716 | 5.9 | |
| Republican | Kyle Preston | 1,363 | 3.0 | |
| Republican | Jim Noteware | 937 | 2.0 | |
| Republican | Laique Rehman | 424 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 45,997 | 100.0 | ||
| Texas's 7th congressional district, 2020[23] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lizzie Fletcher (incumbent) | 159,529 | 50.8 | |
| Republican | Wesley Hunt | 149,054 | 47.4 | |
| Libertarian | Shawn Kelly | 5,542 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 314,125 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022[]
| Texas's 38th congressional district Republican primary, 2022[24] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Wesley Hunt | 35,291 | 55.3% | |
| Republican | Mark Ramsey | 19,352 | 30.3% | |
| Republican | David Hogan | 3,125 | 4.9% | |
| Republican | Ronald Lopez | 2,048 | 3.2% | |
| Republican | Brett Guillroy | 1,416 | 2.2% | |
| Republican | Jerry Ford, Sr. | 997 | 1.6% | |
| Republican | Richard Welch | 633 | 1.0% | |
| Republican | Alex Cross | 460 | 0.7% | |
| Republican | Damien Mockus | 249 | 0.4% | |
| Republican | Philip Covarrubias | 228 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 63,799 | 100.0% | ||
| Texas’s 38th congressional district, 2022 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Wesley Hunt | 162,992 | 63.00 | ||
| Democratic | Duncan Klussmann | 91,768 | 35.47 | ||
| Independent | Joel Dejean | 3,953 | 1.53 | ||
| Total votes | 258,713 | 100 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ↑ "Candidate Conversation - Wesley Hunt (R)". Inside Elections. https://www.insideelections.com/news/article/candidate-conversation-wesley-hunt-r. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Wesley" (in en-US). https://wesleyfortexas.com/wesley-and-the-family/.
- ↑ "Bipartisan band of brothers: The West Point grads coming to Congress" (in en). November 26, 2022. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/26/west-point-grads-congress-midterm-results-00070710.
- ↑ "Wesley Hunt's Advice for the Republican Party: Update Your Look - The New York Times". The New York Times. May 19, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/us/texas-republican-wesley-hunt.html. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Seven Cornellians Set to Serve in 118th Congress". November 30, 2001. https://cornellsun.com/2022/11/09/seven-cornellians-set-to-serve-in-118th-congress/.
- ↑ "Cornell Alumnus Wesley Hunt Campaigns for Upcoming Texas Congressional Election". November 30, 2001. https://cornellsun.com/2022/10/03/cornell-alumnus-wesley-hunt-campaigns-for-upcoming-texas-congressional-election/.
- ↑ "Wesley Hunt Wins GOP Congressional Primary in Rout, Will Face Rep. Fletcher in November". March 4, 2020. https://thetexan.news/wesley-hunt-wins-gop-congressional-primary-in-rout-will-face-rep-fletcher-in-november/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Carter, Lisa (November 3, 2020). "Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher wins reelection for Texas' District 7; Wesley Hunt concedes". https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/elections/congresswoman-lizzie-fletcher-wins-reelection-for-texas-district-7/285-b3b9bf39-4383-45b8-b89a-e00e412e838e.
- ↑ Svitek, Patrick (September 28, 2021). "Proposed new congressional seat in Houston gets prominent GOP candidate". Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/wesley-hunt-houston-congress/.
- ↑ Schneider, Andrew (March 2, 2022). "Wesley Hunt wins the GOP nomination in Houston's newest congressional district". https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2022/03/02/420265/wesley-hunt-wins-the-gop-nomination-in-houstons-newest-congressional-district/.
- ↑ "Candidates" (in en). https://www.mainstreetrepublicanpac.com/candidates.
- ↑ "Republican Wesley Hunt wins election to U.S. House in Texas' 38th Congressional District". November 9, 2022. https://abc13.com/texas-politics-us-house-district-38-wesley-hunt-projected-winner-election-results/12432208/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sforza, Lauren (January 6, 2023). "Incoming Texas Republican returning to Texas after son born prematurely" (in en-US). https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3802485-incoming-texas-republican-returning-to-texas-after-son-born-prematurely/.
- ↑ "H Res. 70". https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/70. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "H Res. 80". https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/80. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ "House Committee on Small Business - Subcommittees". https://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/subcommittees/. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Svitek, Patrick (2023-01-11). "As Donald Trump mounts his 2024 presidential bid, his support among Texas officials is waning" (in en). https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/11/donald-trump-texas-endorsements/.
- ↑ "H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023". https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136.
- ↑ "House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria". 8 March 2023. //www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria.
- ↑ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). "Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no". The Hill. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/.
- ↑ "Opinion | A Newly Elected Black Republican Has a Message for His Party's Leaders" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2022-11-10. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/opinion/wesley-hunt-republicans-future-diversity.html.
- ↑ "2020 March 3rd Republican Primary". Texas Secretary of State. https://results.texas-election.com/contestdetails?officeID=2008&officeName=U.%20S.%20REPRESENTATIVE%20DISTRICT%207&officeType=FEDERAL%20OFFICES&from=race.
- ↑ "2020 November 3rd General Election". Texas Secretary of State. https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/44144/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1648476728054.
- ↑ "Official Canvass Report: 2022 March 1st Republican Primary". Texas Secretary of State. https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/47010/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1648476276147.
External links[]
- Congressman Wesley Hunt official U.S. House website
- Wesley Hunt for Congress campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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