E16: Rep. Wesley Hunt, (TX-38) | Apache Helicopter Pilot | Cornell MBA, MPA, MILR Artwork

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E16: Rep. Wesley Hunt, (TX-38) | Apache Helicopter Pilot | Cornell MBA, MPA, MILR

March 10, 2024 • Congressman Mark Alford • Episode 16

(00:00) Welcome
(02:18) Why run for Congress?
(03:43) Service in Congress vs Military
(05:43) Taking a Stand
(08:37) Perspective on Process & Continuing Resolution
(11:01) Dressing Nice and John Fetterman
(12:00) Committee Work
(13:10) Illegal Immigration and Border Crisis
(16:58) Biden Crime Family

Recorded: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Wesley Hunt was born and raised in Houston, TX in a military family. Wesley accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

In 2004, he received his commission in the U.S. Army and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Leadership and Management with a Field of Study in Mechanical Engineering. After West Point, Wesley spent eight years in the Army as an Aviation Branch Officer and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter pilot.

Wesley’s service included one combat deployment to Iraq, and two deployments to Saudi Arabia where he served as a Diplomatic Liaison Officer. While in Saudi Arabia, Wesley served as a liaison officer representing the U.S. Government in missions involving the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps.

Upon completion of his military service and honorable discharge as a Captain, Wesley attended Cornell University and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) and a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (M.I.L.R.).

He and his wife Emily have three children, Victoria, Olivia and Willie Parish Hunt II.