Wesley Hunt
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-38| Age | 44 (b. 1981-11-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Black/African American |
| Religion | Baptist (attends Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston) |
| Education | B.S. Leadership and Management (Mechanical Engineering), U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2004); M.B.A., M.P.A., M.I.L.R., Cornell University (2015-2016) |
| Prior occupation | U.S. Army officer (Apache helicopter pilot, 2004-2012); mortgage loan originator (OneTrust Home Loans); human resources professional |
| Military service | Yes: U.S. Army (Captain) |
| Birthplace | Houston, Texas |
| Marital status | married — Emily Hunt (pediatric nurse practitioner) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Notable relatives | Father: Willie L. Hunt, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Committees | House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement) · House Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittees on Energy and Mineral Resources; Federal Lands) · House Committee on Small Business (Chair, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Sneaker Caucus (Co-Chair, 119th Congress) · For Country Caucus (bipartisan veterans caucus) |
| Ideology | Strongly conservative; Heritage Action scorecard: 100% (119th Congress session), 98% lifetime. First Black graduate of a U.S. military academy elected to Congress. |
| Signature legislation | Recruit and Retain Act (signed into law by President Biden; bipartisan legislation expanding COPS Hiring Program grants for law enforcement recruitment) · Royalty Resiliency Act (H.R. 7377, signed into law September 20, 2024; amends Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to improve royalty accounting accuracy) · Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024 (H.R. 9563; passed House by voice vote) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
| New York Life (insurance/investment) | other · –$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| Lifecycle Index Fund 2040 - Institutional Class | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Common Stock | stock · –$100,000 · 2025 |
| Apple Inc. - Common Stock | stock · –$50,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Lanier Law Firm ($33,200) · Cadence Bank PAC ($8,500 (two contributions)) · Plains Cotton Growers Inc. PAC ($5,000) · Targa Resources Corp. Federal PAC ($3,300) · HF Sinclair Political Action Committee (Dino PAC) ($1,000)
Top industries: Oil & Gas (third-highest House recipient of oil and gas money in 2022 cycle, $415,445) · Lawyers / Law Firms · Banking / Finance · Agriculture
Scandals & crimes ledger
closed — OCE Referral and House Ethics Committee Investigation: Campaign Funds Spent at Private Club
The OCE (referral #23-9812, transmitted March 25, 2024) found substantial reason to believe Rep. Wesley Hunt's campaign committee, Hunt for Congress, spent $74,525.60 at the Oak Room — a private social club inside the Post Oak Hotel in Houston — between April 2022 and January 2024, including $5,412.50 in membership dues, in ways that may not constitute legitimate campaign expenditures and could constitute personal use of campaign funds. Hunt declined to be interviewed by the OCE but provided heavily redacted documents. The House Ethics Committee accepted the referral, conducted its own review, and on December 30, 2024 unanimously voted to close the investigation, finding no intentional misuse of funds by the member.