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|name=Wesley Hunt

|name=Wesley Parish Hunt

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|party=[[Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Emily Hunt

|spouse=Emily Hunt

|children=One

|children=One

|alma_mater=[[United States Military Academy]]

|alma_mater=[[United States Military Academy]]

|allegiance=[[United States]]

|allegiance=[[United States]]

|branch=[[United States Army]]

|branch=[[United States Army]]

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'''Wesley Hunt''' is a U.S. Army veteran and [[conservative]] [[Republican]] currently running for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Texas]]’ 7th district to unseat the [[left-wing]] Democrat [[Lizzie Fletcher]].

'''Wesley Parish Hunt''' (born c. 1981) is a [[United States Army]] veteran and [[African-American]] [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] who lost his bid in 2020 to unseat the [[left-wing]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Lizzie Fletcher]] in the 7th congressional district.

==2020 U.S. House election in Texas’ 7th district==

==2020 U.S. House election in Texas’ 7th district==

It was announced in April 2019 that Hunt was running for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to unseat [[Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/wesley-hunt-texas-lizzie-fletcher/ Army Veteran Makes Emotional Pitch In Attempt To Flip Blue Texas District Back To Red]</ref> His bid is endorsed by U.S. Senator [[Tom Cotton]] and [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqtDDfvK1g Senator Tom Cotton Endorses Fellow Combat Veteran Wesley Hunt]</ref><ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/01/wesley-hunt-trump-endorsement-campaign-video/ Wesley Hunt Receives Presidential Endorsement, Campaign Video Goes Viral]</ref>

Hunt announced in April 2019 that Hunt he was running for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to unseat [[Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/wesley-hunt-texas-lizzie-fletcher/ Army Veteran Makes Emotional Pitch In Attempt To Flip Blue Texas District Back To Red]</ref> His bid is endorsed by U.S. Senator [[Tom Cotton]] and then [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqtDDfvK1g Senator Tom Cotton Endorses Fellow Combat Veteran Wesley Hunt]</ref><ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/01/wesley-hunt-trump-endorsement-campaign-video/ Wesley Hunt Receives Presidential Endorsement, Campaign Video Goes Viral]</ref> The [[Washington Free Beacon]] noted Hunt to be a "rising GOP star".<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/a-candidate-at-the-center-of-the-moment/ https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/a-candidate-at-the-center-of-the-moment/]</ref>

 

 

==See also==

==See also==

*[[John James]], running for [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Michigan]]

*[[John James]], running for [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Michigan]]

*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district

*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district

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