Representative Wesley Hunt represents Texas’s 38th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mr. Hunt is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston, where he attended St. John’s School.
Upon graduation from St. John’s, Mr. Hunt accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2004, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in leadership and management, with a field of study in mechanical engineering.
After graduation, he spent eight years in the Army as an aviation branch officer and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter pilot. His service included a combat deployment to Iraq and two deployments to Saudi Arabia, where he served as a diplomatic liaison officer.
Upon completion of his military service and honorable discharge as a captain, Mr. Hunt attended Cornell University and earned a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Public Administration, and a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Encompassing parts of the city of Houston and Harris County, Texas’s 38th Congressional District has experienced significant impacts from flooding, most recently from Hurricane Beryl. In 2017, its residents endured historic flooding and related destruction from Hurricane Harvey, one of the most catastrophic and costliest storms in U.S. history.
In the 118th Congress, Representative Hunt serves on the House Committee on the Judiciary, House Committee on Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Small Business. He is the chairman of the Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains subcommittee.
Representative Hunt has spearheaded efforts to help Texas communities better prepare and respond to flooding, including securing funding for six projects aimed at improving outdated stormwater and wastewater systems to be more flood resilient and improve water quality. He has also partnered with members of the Houston delegation on flood priorities, such as a bipartisan provision to complete a flood resiliency study as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 with fellow AFC Federal Champion Rep. Lizzie Fletcher.
Mr. Hunt lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Emily, and their three children.
