H.R. No. 57
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt of Houston has been elected to the
United States House of Representatives, and he was officially sworn
into office on January 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt represents the newly created 38th
Congressional District, which covers parts of Houston and Harris
County, including much of the Katy Freeway corridor west of
downtown Houston and the Houston suburbs of Jersey Village,
Cypress, Tomball, Katy, and Klein; and
WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Congressman Hunt grew up in a
military family and is a proud alumnus of St. John's School;
following his graduation, he 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 from West Point,
receiving a bachelor's degree in leadership and management with a
field of study in mechanical engineering; he subsequently spent
eight years in the army as an aviation branch officer and an AH-64D
Apache Longbow helicopter pilot; and
WHEREAS, Representative Hunt's military service included a
combat deployment to Iraq and two deployments to Saudi Arabia,
where he served as a diplomatic liaison officer; in that role, he
represented the U.S. government in missions involving the Royal
Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command; following his honorable
discharge at the rank of captain, he earned master's degrees in
business administration, public administration, and industrial and
labor relations from Cornell University; and
WHEREAS, Actively involved with many organizations in the
Houston area, Congressman Hunt is a dedicated volunteer and serves
on the board of trustees at St. John's School; moreover, he has
mentored youth at the MacCormick Juvenile Detention Center and at
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas in Austin; he and his
wife, Emily, are the devoted parents of two daughters, Victoria and
Olivia; and
WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt has demonstrated a longstanding
commitment to serving his country and his community, and his
leadership will be integral to the important work carried out by the
U.S. Congress in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Wesley Hunt on his
election to the U.S. House of Representatives and extend to him
sincere best wishes for a successful term in office; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Congressman Hunt as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Oliverson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on March
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House