Wesley Hunt (Texas Congress)
2023 - Present
2025
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Wesley Hunt (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 38th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Hunt (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 38th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Wesley Hunt served in the U.S. Army. Hunt earned a degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2004 and master's degrees from Cornell University. His career experience includes working as a co-host of In The Hunt and a mortgage loan originator with OneTrust Home Loans.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Hunt was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Judiciary
- Constitution and Limited Government
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Energy and Mineral Resources, Vice Chairman
- Committee on Small Business
- Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, Chairman
Key votes
- See also: Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 38
Incumbent Wesley Hunt, Melissa McDonough, and Avery Ayers are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Wesley Hunt (R) | |
 | Melissa McDonough (D)  | |
 | Avery Ayers (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chad Abbey (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Melissa McDonough defeated Gion Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa McDonough | 82.5 | 18,486 |
 | Gion Thomas | 17.5 | 3,910 | |
| Total votes: 22,396 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cameron Campbell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Incumbent Wesley Hunt advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt | 100.0 | 62,340 |
| Total votes: 62,340 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38
Chad Abbey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 16, 2024.
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Endorsements
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- Former President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
Pledges
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2022
See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 38
Wesley Hunt defeated Duncan Klussmann and Joel Dejean in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt (R) | 63.0 | 163,597 |
 | Duncan Klussmann (D) | 35.5 | 92,302 | |
 | Joel Dejean (Independent) | 1.5 | 3,970 | |
| Total votes: 259,869 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Cubbler (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38
Duncan Klussmann defeated Diana Martinez Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duncan Klussmann | 61.1 | 6,449 |
 | Diana Martinez Alexander | 38.9 | 4,111 | |
| Total votes: 10,560 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Diana Martinez Alexander and Duncan Klussmann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Centrell Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Martinez Alexander | 44.6 | 9,861 |
| ✔ | | Duncan Klussmann | 39.3 | 8,698 |
 | Centrell Reed | 16.1 | 3,550 | |
| Total votes: 22,109 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt | 55.3 | 35,291 |
 | Mark Ramsey | 30.3 | 19,352 | |
 | David Hogan | 4.9 | 3,125 | |
 | Roland Lopez | 3.2 | 2,048 | |
 | Brett Guillory | 2.2 | 1,416 | |
 | Jerry Ford Sr. | 1.6 | 997 | |
 | Richard Welch | 1.0 | 633 | |
| Alex Cross | 0.7 | 460 | |
 | Damien Mockus | 0.4 | 249 | |
 | Philip Covarrubias | 0.4 | 228 | |
| Total votes: 63,799 | |||
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2020
See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Wesley Hunt and Shawn Kelly in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) | 50.8 | 159,529 |
| Wesley Hunt (R) | 47.5 | 149,054 | |
 | Shawn Kelly (L) | 1.8 | 5,542 | |
| Total votes: 314,125 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | 100.0 | 55,243 |
| Total votes: 55,243 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt | 61.0 | 28,060 |
 | Cindy Siegel | 27.2 | 12,497 | |
 | Maria Espinoza | 5.9 | 2,716 | |
 | Kyle Preston | 3.0 | 1,363 | |
| Jim Noteware | 2.0 | 937 | |
 | Laique Rehman | 0.9 | 424 | |
| Total votes: 45,997 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenny Lim (R)
- Thomas Devor (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7
Shawn Kelly advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 21, 2020.
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign website
Hunt's campaign website stated the following:
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SECURING THE BORDER As a sovereign Nation, we have a right and responsibility to maintain and defend our borders. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are allowing our southern border to be overrun by the cartels and drug and human smugglers. In Congress, I will support fully securing our border and completing the border wall. STANDING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT Our men and women in blue risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. I will stand with them against the radical liberals in Congress seeking to defund them. PRO LIFE I am Pro Life and believe each life is a precious gift in the image of God. As your Congressman, I will protect the rights of the unborn. STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress are saddling future generations with crippling levels of debts and driving up inflation to fund their liberal priorities. I will stand against these massive spending sprees and force our government to live within it’s means. DEFEND ELECTION INTEGRITY I flew 55 missions in Iraq to defend our right to free and fair elections. I’ll support Voter ID and other measures to make sure all legal registered voters can have faith that their vote is counted. FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE For Houstonians, hurricanes, flooding and natural disasters are a constant threat. Hurricane Harvey and other recent flooding have devastated the greater Houston area as well as other parts of Texas. As your Congressman, I will tirelessly work to create solutions that limit future damage to life and property. PRO 2ND ADMENDMENT As a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and gun owner, I will support our right to defend ourselves and our families. STAND WITH ISRAEL I am committed to supporting our strongest ally and oldest friend in the Middle East.[17] |
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| —Wesley Hunt's campaign website (2022)[18] | ||
2020
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Campaign website
Hunt’s campaign website stated the following:
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Defeating the Green New Deal and defending Houston’s Energy Jobs Houston is the energy capital of America. The energy industry employs hundreds of thousands in Texas. These jobs that are the heart and soul of Houston’s economy are under threat from extreme liberals in Washington. Now more than ever we need a strong energy sector to drive Houston’s economic engine. I won’t be afraid to stand up for those jobs and lead the fight against the extreme anti-energy policies of Washington special interests and the radical Green New Deal to keep Houston’s economy running strong. Lowering Taxes The American people are overtaxed, especially the middle class. I supported the 2017 Tax Reform bill, which lowered Texans’ average tax bill by more than $2,500 per year. That’s almost $200 more each month that Texas families can spend on groceries, bills or savings for college. Lizzie Fletcher and Nancy Pelosi are fighting to repeal the tax bill and raise taxes on middle class families. In Congress, I’ll vote to make these individual tax cuts permanent. I’ll also look for other opportunities to lower taxes for middle class Americans and eliminate the special interest tax breaks and loopholes that make the tax system less fair. Securing our Southern Border Illegal immigration is an issue of national security, and it’s resulting in a humanitarian crisis. We are a generous country, but we also believe in the rule of law, securing our borders and protecting American workers. I support enforcing our immigration laws while increasing funding for border security to ensure that we know who is coming in and out of our nation. I don’t support any effort for amnesty to those here already. There are thousands of immigrants waiting in line to enter our country legally. Giving amnesty to those who have broken the law sends the wrong message and unfairly punishes those who are going through the process legally. Preventing Future Flooding Two years ago, Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, devastating our city. We need to work together to make sure that those who still have not recovered from past storms get the resources they were promised. Congress allocated funding but it is taking too long for that funding to get to Houstonians in need. I promise to work across the aisle and establish relationships with the departments in charge to speed up funding to those who still need help. We also need to prioritize future funding. That means fighting for research to study underground tunnel mitigation to make sure that water can flow freely into the Gulf, and to widen the existing tunnels and bayous. I’ll make sure that funding allocated to Houston actually gets here. On my first day in office, I’ll sponsor a bill that states that any infrastructure funding related to flood mitigation in Houston will have a single point of contact with the federal government and will require only one signoff. Reducing the Cost of Health Care The rising cost of health care impacts middle class families in the 7th District and across the nation. After Obamacare was passed, premiums increased by 48%. I believe that there are free-market solutions that will lower the cost of care while protecting those with pre-existing conditions. I support:
Millions of Americans receive their insurance from their place of work. I will protect employer-sponsored health insurance from attempts by the extreme liberals to ban it in favor of a government run, single-payer system. Preventing Future Spending The United States has a spending problem. Right now, our reckless spending is saddling future generations with a crippling debt. If we’re going to continue being the leading world power in the 21st century, we need to get our fiscal house in order. That’s why I support the Balanced Budget Amendment, which would force the government to live within our means. We can’t continue putting our children at risk with our lack of fiscal restraint. [17] |
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| —Wesley Hunt[19] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Noteworthy events
On July 29, 2020, Hunt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was not experiencing any symptoms when he received his diagnosis.[20]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wesley Hunt, "Homepage," accessed February 1, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Wesley Parish Hunt," accessed February 1, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Wesley Hunt," accessed November 23, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wesley Hunt, “Wesley On The Issues,” accessed January 17, 2022
- ↑ Wesley Hunt 2020 campaign website, "Wesley on the Issues," accessed January 29, 2020
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Two Texas Republicans test positive for COVID en route to join Trump," July 29, 2020
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