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Wesley is from Houston, Texas. He earned his bachelor's degree in leadership and management from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He earned a master's degree in business administration, a master's degree in public administration, and a master's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. He and his wife, Emily, have 3 children.

Wesley previously worked for Perry Homes and was a mortgage loan originator for OnteTrust Home Loans. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army for 5 years. 

Wesley Hunt currently serves as the US Representative for Texas' 38th Congressional District. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously ran for US Representative for Texas' 7th Congressional District in 2020 but did not win.

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Believes the "single greatest existential threat" to the U.S. is its national debt, currently over $34 trillion, predicting that interest payments will soon exceed annual military spending.

Opposes the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and the $1.75 trillion "socialist wishlist" saying it adds to the nation's debt.

Opposes Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, believing it is "the single largest step our country has taken towards socialism."

Opposes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, believing it is "the single largest step our country has taken towards socialism."

- Supports reducing the national debt.
- Opposes excessive government spending.
- Believes the "single greatest existential threat" to the U.S. is its national debt, currently over $34 trillion, predicting that interest payments will soon exceed annual military spending.
- Opposes the Inflation Reduction Act.
- Opposes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, believing it is "the single largest step our country has taken towards socialism."

Economy

- Opposes efforts to defund police.
- Opposes gun control.

Public Safety

Believes access to affordable healthcare is crucial, saying "Some Americans now have to choose between gas in their tank or life-saving insulin."

- Opposes vaccine mandates.
- Opposes access to abortion.
- Believes access to affordable healthcare is crucial, saying "Some Americans now have to choose between gas in their tank or life-saving insulin."

Healthcare

Education

Believes Biden should reverse the ban on new oil and gas leases and restart the Keystone pipeline.

Believes President Biden should reverse the ban on new oil and gas leases and restart the Keystone pipeline.

Believes U.S. leaders should focus on "energy addition, not energy transition," advocating for increased domestic oil and gas production.

Opposes the methane fee in the Inflation Reduction Act, believing it will "cause irreparable harm to an industry that Americans rely upon each and every day."

Opposes the methane fee in the Inflation Reduction Act, believing it will "cause irreparable harm to the oil and gas industry"

Believes Congress should address Houston's flooding by constructing tunnels to direct excess water into the Houston Ship Channel, rather than expanding the Buffalo Bayou.

- Believes President Biden should reverse the ban on new oil and gas leases and restart the Keystone pipeline.
- Believes U.S. leaders should focus on "energy addition, not energy transition," advocating for increased domestic oil and gas production.
- Opposes the methane fee in the Inflation Reduction Act, believing it will "cause irreparable harm to the oil and gas industry"
- Believes Congress should address Houston's flooding by constructing tunnels to direct excess water into the Houston Ship Channel, rather than expanding the Buffalo Bayou.

Energy & the Environment

Supports voter ID laws and believes in election integrity.

- Supports voter ID laws and believes in election integrity.

Voting & Elections

Supports keeping Title 42, re-enacting Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, investing in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and technology, and enforcing existing immigration laws.

Supports keeping Title 42, re-enacting President Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, investing in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and technology, and enforcing existing immigration laws.

Supports calling out the "ongoing genocide in China" and holding President Xi Jinping accountable for rounding up ethnic minorities and forcing them into slave labor concentration camps.

Supports holding the Chinese government accountable for actions taken against Uyghur people.

Supports Israel and believes it has "every right to defend itself against hostile actors, including Hamas."

- Supports keeping Title 42, re-enacting President Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, investing in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and technology, and enforcing existing immigration laws.
- Supports holding the Chinese government accountable for actions taken against Uyghur people.
- Supports Israel and believes it has "every right to defend itself against hostile actors, including Hamas."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Opposes the $3.5 trillion tax and spending package proposed by Democrats, believing it would increase taxes on middle-class Americans and harm small businesses.

Believes gas taxes are too high, saying "the average federal and state gas tax combined is over $.31 cents per gallon, which is greater than the average profit oil and gas companies make per gallon, according to industry experts."

Believes President Biden's policies have negatively impacted hard-working Americans.

Believes Biden's administration falsely claimed success in economic recovery and pandemic control.

Believes inflation will severely harm the economy due to policies like the Green New Deal.

Opposes tax policies that increase taxes on "hard-working American families" while cutting taxes for "millionaire and billionaire constituents."

Opposes the tax and spending policies of President Joe Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Believes job losses are a result of careless political decisions, saying "With the stroke of a pen, 10,400 jobs were lost across our country with zero regard to the lives and families of these employees."

Opposes "reckless" tax and spending policies.

Believes President Biden is "unaware" that fentanyl is the leading cause of death in Americans ages 18-45.

Believes fentanyl smuggling from Mexico poses a severe public safety threat, saying "enough Fentanyl has been smuggled into our country from Mexico to kill every American 6 times."

Believes in preserving "exceptional values" and defending the Constitution.

Said, "The horrible tragedy that occurred last night at NRG park, resulting in 8 deaths and more than 300 injured...is a reminder of the importance of public safety and the need for comprehensive measures to prevent such incidents in the future."

Believes the Clinton Campaign hacked into confidential federal government servers.

Believes the Durham Report's findings of illegal spying on President Trump and his campaign are a breach of individual liberties and a federal crime. Supports prosecuting anyone involved in such actions, including Hillary Clinton and her campaign, if true.

Believes accountability is crucial in addressing public safety issues.

Believes Biden's tone on pandemic response has changed.

Believes President Biden is hypocritical on COVID-19 policies.

Believes President Biden has shown "COVID hypocrisy."

Opposes President Biden's healthcare policies.

Believes Biden's fossil fuel policies harm lower and middle-income Americans, causing a $4.22 gas price due to reduced domestic oil and gas production.

Believes President Biden is responsible for high gas prices, saying "it’s Biden, not Putin, who is responsible for the national average of gas being $4.22 per gallon."

Opposes President Biden’s policies on the fossil fuel industry.

Believes it is important to "tell the truth about the oil and gas industry" and acknowledges that fossil fuels do more than produce gasoline.

Believes Biden's promise to ban fracking has decreased U.S. crude oil production by 23% and increased energy and household goods prices.

Opposes Biden's policies on the oil and gas industry, claiming they harm jobs and the economy.

Believes that a single small provision will cause a "tremendous" increase in the prices of gasoline, energy, food, cell phones, household necessities, and thousands of other goods.

Opposes the passage of President Biden's Infrastructure package.

Opposes President Biden's policies on the Texas oil and gas industry.

Opposes Biden's decision to ban Russian oil imports while refusing to allow U.S. Energy Producers to step...

Opposes President Biden's energy policies.

Believes the foundation of the country is "based upon the principles of free and fair elections" and that "an erosion of trust and faith in our institutions" is the "greatest threat to democracy."

Believes Hillary Clinton, not Vladimir Putin, interfered in the 2016 election.

Believes Biden should either fix the "disastrous flaws" of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or continue sanctioning Iran, saying any other action would be "foolish" and "risk our national security."

As a Diplomatic Liaison Officer, represented the U.S. Government in missions involving the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps.

Believes Hillary Clinton committed "treasonous act of spying on President Trump."

Believes over 9 million "illegal aliens" have entered the country in the last 3 years and promises to continue fighting to "secure our border now."

Believes Biden's foreign policy has increased global danger, citing the Taliban's control of Afghanistan, rising Iranian nuclear threats, resurgent North Korean missile tests, expanding Chinese influence, and Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Supports voter identification and other measures to ensure that all legal registered voters have faith that their votes are counted.

Believes "the Mexican cartels currently run and operate our southern border."

Believes Title 42 is crucial for border control, predicting a "historic flood of migrants" after its end.

Believes repealing Title 42 will "flood" the immigration system, increase fentanyl deaths, surge human trafficking, and embolden Mexican drug cartels, creating a national security threat.

Believes that an increase in illegal border crossings will result in the death of tens of thousands of Americans due to the illegal drug trade.

Believes recent comments and actions by members of the "radical 'Squad'" have been "appalling" and opposes defunding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.

Believes Democrats will soon advocate for "blanket amnesty" and manipulate the public with appeals to humanitarianism regarding illegal immigration.

Wesley is from Houston, Texas, and graduated from St. John’s School. He earned his bachelor's degree in leadership and management from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He earned a master's degree in business administration, a master's degree in public administration, and a master's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. He and his wife, Emily, have three children.

Wesley is the congressman for Texas' 38th Congressional District and co-host of the podcast In The Hunt. He previously worked for Perry Homes and was a mortgage loan originator for OnteTrust Home Loans. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army for five years. 

- Supports reducing the national debt.
- Opposes excessive government spending.
- Believes the "single greatest existential threat" to the U.S. is its national debt, currently over $34 trillion, predicting that interest payments will soon exceed annual military spending.
- Opposes the Inflation Reduction Ac
- Opposes Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, believing it is "the single largest step our country has taken towards socialism."

- Opposes vaccine mandates.
- Opposes abortion.
- Believes access to affordable healthcare is crucial, saying "Some Americans now have to choose between gas in their tank or life-saving insulin."

Said "It is time we stop allowing the Biden Administration to villainize the American oil and gas industry and instead applaud domestic oil and gas producers for the work they do to continue powering our country during these historically difficult times"

- Believes Biden should reverse the ban on new oil and gas leases and restart the Keystone pipeline.
- Believes U.S. leaders should focus on "energy addition, not energy transition," advocating for increased domestic oil and gas production.
- Opposes the methane fee in the Inflation Reduction Act, believing it will "cause irreparable harm to the oil and gas industry"
- Believes Congress should address Houston's flooding by constructing tunnels to direct excess water into the Houston Ship Channel, rather than expanding the Buffalo Bayou.
- Said "It is time we stop allowing the Biden Administration to villainize the American oil and gas industry and instead applaud domestic oil and gas producers for the work they do to continue powering our country during these historically difficult times"

- Supports keeping Title 42, re-enacting Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, investing in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and technology, and enforcing existing immigration laws.
- Supports holding the Chinese government accountable for actions taken against Uyghur people.
- Supports Israel and believes it has "every right to defend itself against hostile actors, including Hamas."

Wesley P. Hunt was born and raised in Houston, TX. He attended St. John’s School and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He and his wife Emily have two daughters and one son.

Wesley P. Hunt is a former Army combat veteran who served as an Aviation Branch Officer and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter pilot. He also served as a Diplomatic Liaison Officer to Saudi Arabia. After his military service, he attended Cornell University and earned multiple advanced degrees.

As of September 12, 2024, Wesley P. Hunt’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
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