In the 2018 Midterm Elections, GOP Rep. John Culberson was dramatically ousted from office in Texas District 7 after being the district’s representative to Congress for 18 years. 2 years later, his replacement, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D) TX-07 faces a heated contest for re-election against a rising Republican star; Wesley Hunt.
Wesley Hunt is a native son of Houston and a decorated veteran of the US Army. After he graduated from West Point with a degree in mechanical engineering, he served his country for 8 years in which he flew combat missions in Iraq, for which he received a combat service medal, and served as a diplomatic liaison officer in Saudi Arabia. Now a husband, a father of 2 baby daughters, and a real estate developer; Wes decided to continue his service for this country by running for United States Congress in his home state and in his native city for Texas District 7.
As a candidate, Wesley Hunt promises to restore opportunity to Texas District 7 while protecting Houston’s and Texas’s important energy industry and increasing the security of our immigration system. He also promises to protect struggling middle-class families in District 7 by defending Houston from burdensome federal taxes and improving the affordability of quality health care. But most importantly, Hunt promises to protect Houston from flooding issues resulting from hurricanes and heavy rain. Hunt is also very critical of Congresswoman Fletcher’s left radicalization since she entered Congress and broke her promise of working as an independent for the 7th district of Texas.
On immigration, Wesley Hunt believes in tighter border security with higher funding in order to crack down on illegal immigration and thinks there shouldn’t be amnesty for illegal immigrants already in this country and attributes this to the notion of the “Rule of Law.” However, Wes is very welcoming when it comes to legal immigrants as he believes they contribute a lot to this country.
With regards to the Houston economy, Hunt promises that he will hit back at Washington’s increasingly hostile rhetoric towards Houston’s Energy Corridor by standing against Speaker Pelosi’s Green New Deal and her tough energy/environmental regulations. This way, he will save hundreds of thousands of jobs in Houston’s energy sector. He will also stand by middle-class families in District 7 by fighting to protect the 2017 tax reform bill and make it permanent. He also wants to eliminate the Special tax interest tax breaks which he thinks are unfair.
As a native Houstonian, Wes understands the increasing suffering of his fellow Houstonians with Flooding resulting from poor infrastructure and unconscious and unnecessary spending of the City’s budget. To fight that, he promises to reform the city’s infrastructure so that the excess water from heavy rain and hurricanes can flow smoothly through Bayous and tunnels into the gulf.
With the election approaching and the race tightening, both campaigns raise more promises but with the incumbent already exhausting her chance, should the rising red star get his?
