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in 2018. He is the son of Shara Kaplan and Andrew Pollack. Hunter is Jewish.

Activism and politics

Hunter was invited to a White House listening session a week after the Stoneman Douglas shooting that was hosted by President

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, where his father expressed the need for increased safety measures in schools rather than focusing on gun control. Pollack was said to influence the passing of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Safety Act ( Florida Senate Bill: 7026), has met personally with

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and Vice President Pence, and Governor

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. Along with his father, Hunter served as an adviser on

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' Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety.

March for Our Lives event controversy

Pollack said he was prevented from reading a speech at the

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event after being misled by event officials.

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tweeted a video of Hunter reading his speech at the Ride for Meadow event, and blamed the omission on a logistical issue. Ryan Deitsch denied any political reason for the omission and stated that Hunter decided not to attend the march, which Hunter disputes. Key organizers in the march were criticized for not including other points of view.

References

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