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Wesley Parish Hunt (born November 13, 1981) is an American politician and veteran serving as the
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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
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to a military family. After graduating from St. John's School, he attended the
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, where he received a
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in leadership and management with mechanical engineering in 2004. His West Point class of 2004 classmates include U.S. representatives John James and Pat Ryan. Hunt was commissioned into the
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in 2004 and flew Apache helicopters in the military. He was deployed once to Iraq and was deployed twice to
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as a diplomatic liaison officer. He left the army at the rank of
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in 2012. After being honorably discharged, he attended
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and obtained a
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,
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, and a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations.


U.S. House of Representatives


Elections


2020

Hunt ran for
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in the 2020 elections. In a field of six candidates, Hunt won the Republican primary election with 61% of the vote. He lost the general election to incumbent Democrat Lizzie Fletcher. Hunt conceded to Fletcher a day after the election.


2022

A day after redistricted maps were revealed, Hunt announced his intention to run in the new, solidly Republican 38th district. Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media wrote that "state GOP lawmakers carved out a new district, Texas' 38th, specifically with
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in mind." Hunt faced nine opponents in the primary election and received over 55% of the vote. He was endorsed by Republican Main Street Partnership PAC He defeated the Democratic nominee, Duncan Klussmann, in the November 8 general election, 63% to 35%.


Tenure

In January 2023, at the beginning of the 118th U.S. Congress, Hunt supported
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for
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. Hunt is on the House
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,
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and
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Committees. On the Small Business Committee he chairs the Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Hunt endorsed Donald Trump's campaign in the 2024 presidential election.


Syria

In 2023, Hunt was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President
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to remove U.S. troops from
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within 180 days.


Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Hunt was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the
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in the House.


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
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, forcing Hunt to leave the Speaker of the House election on its fourth day, missing the 12th and 13th ballots before returning the same day. Hunt is a
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. He attended Champion Forest Baptist Church, which he has said shaped his beliefs.


Electoral history


2020


2022


2024


See also

* List of African-American United States representatives


References


External links


Congressman Wesley Hunt
official U.S. House website
Wesley Hunt for Congress
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