# Wesley Hunt

Wesley Hunt is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 38th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 38th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001095
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TX07170, S6TX00511

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001095 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.9% of Hunt’s statements use bipartisan language, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 8.9%).

## What Hunt says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,459 classified statements: 1,400 posts on X, 39 newsletters, 10 press releases, 10 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hunt | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.7% | 2.1% | 33 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.2% | 15.1% | 62 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 63.9% | 67.7% | 159 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 8.9% | 219 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 28.4% | 37.4% | 175 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 8.0% | 3.0% | 14 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 35% (House Republicans 13%); Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 9.1% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.31 (standard error 0.01), from 7,155 donors and 1,547 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 76% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.2% (97.1%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 209. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 211 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9219: National Defense Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9219
- H.R. 7431: Congressional Civics Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7431
- H.J.Res. 146: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/146
- H.R. 7105: Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7105
- H.R. 6946: Temporary Protected Status Reform Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6946
- H.R. 6865: American Dream Protection Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6865
- H.R. 6525: National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6525
- H.R. 6443: Afghan SIV Termination and Security Review Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6443
- H.R. 6194: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6194
- H.R. 6035: Second Amendment Restoration Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6035

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 52% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21

## Links

- Official site: https://hunt.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepWesleyHunt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepWesleyHunt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwph
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001095

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001095