{"id":2574838,"date":"2026-02-28T23:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-doesnt-run-from-missed-votes-in-texas-senate-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:19:08","slug":"wesley-hunt-doesnt-run-from-missed-votes-in-texas-senate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-doesnt-run-from-missed-votes-in-texas-senate-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Hunt doesn&#8217;t run from missed votes in Texas Senate bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwesley-hunt-doesnt-run-from-missed-votes-in-texas-senate-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is campaigning aggressively across Texas as he seeks to unseat Sen. John Cornyn, promoting a &#8220;sweat equity&#8221; approach that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prioritizes campaigning adn meeting voters<\/a> over perfect attendance in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Attendance controversy: hunt has missed 69 of 158 votes in Congress since launching his campaign. He argues that his time away from Washington has allowed him to visit more than 45 of Texas\u2019s 254 counties and host over 50 events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Campaign strategy and pushback: Opponents and Cornyn\u2019s team have mocked his voting record with attack ads,including a \u201cWhere\u2019s Wesley Hunt\u201d website,while Hunt counters that missing some votes is necessary to amplify his message to Texans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Voter impressions: Rally attendees and voters described him as honest and patriotic, noting his candid, off-the-cuff manner and personal storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Background: hunt, 44, was born in Houston, attended West Point, and served eight years in the Army as an Apache helicopter pilot, including 55 combat missions and two deployments to Saudi Arabia as a diplomatic liaison.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Election context: The Texas Senate race features three major candidates\u2014Hunt, Cornyn, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2014and is expected to head to a runoff if no candidate wins a majority. Voters will vote on March 3, with a potential runoff on May 26.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Sweat equity&rsquo;: Wesley Hunt doesn&rsquo;t shy away from missed votes ahead of Texas Senate primary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2515988\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SAN ANTONIO <\/strong>&mdash; Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wesley-hunt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21319\">Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) is everywhere in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> and showing he&rsquo;s working, leaving his supporters unbothered by his lack of attendance in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1131\">Washington<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hunt has missed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/wesley_hunt\/456946#google_vignette\">69 out of the 158<\/a> votes in Congress since launching his uphill campaign to unseat longtime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">Sen. John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX). Yet, even as the lack of attendance is mocked by opponents, Hunt points to the fact that the time away from Washington has allowed him to visit more than 45 out of Texas&rsquo;s 254 counties and host over 50 events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4474863\/trump-nominee-presents-latest-challenge-for-cassidy\/\">Cassidy&#8217;s crossroads: Trump nominee presents latest challenge for GOP senator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4474940\/democrat-age-debate-al-green-texas-house-primary\/\">Democrats&#8217; age debate comes for Al Green in competitive Texas House primary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4474938\/kamala-harris-records-robocall-jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-primary\/\">Kamala Harris records robocall for Jasmine Crockett in last-ditch effort ahead of Texas Senate primary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have $100 million, sweat equity is what matters,&rdquo; Hunt told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in an interview.&nbsp;&ldquo;Getting in the car and driving, driving hours and hours with a hard-working team that cares about the success of this campaign, cares about the future of Texas and the future of this country, that&rsquo;s how you make a big difference and so I think on Tuesday, people will be very surprised at how well we do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hunt, 44, walked into the Angry Elephant on Saturday afternoon in San Antonio, marking his first of two events in the area that day. The second-term congressman was met by enthusiastic voters at the bar.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyHuntTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WesleyHuntTX<\/a> walks into a rally only a few days out from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-alabama-congressional-candidate-jessica-taylor-announces-campaign-for-us-senate\/\" title=\"Former Alabama Congressional Candidate Jessica Taylor Announces ... For US ...\">tough primary<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Read a related story here: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzzwyXhxgj\">https:\/\/t.co\/kzzwyXhxgj<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VyMbtZm0pY\">pic.twitter.com\/VyMbtZm0pY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2027834874715951229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hunt spoke on his experience in the military, his faith, cracked jokes, and even addressed attack ads that have been plastered across Texas targeting him for missing votes in Washington. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you know how many votes JD Vance missed when he was running for vice president? All of them,&rdquo; Hunt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2027858623032967232?s=20\">explained<\/a>. &ldquo;Do you know how many votes Tim Scott missed when he was running for president? 150, the third most in the history of the Senate. This is what is required to get your voice out, you have to miss some votes to do it.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> asked rallygoers how they would describe Hunt, two sentiments were repeatedly echoed: &rdquo;honest&rdquo; and &ldquo;patriotic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t give canned answers,&rdquo; 51-year-old Stacey Pierce told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;To every question here, he gave a little bit of his personality with it, he told us off-the-cuff-type remarks, funny or not funny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hunt has increasingly been targeted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee after he jumped in the already competitive race between Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The longtime Texas senator, who has missed one vote this year, repeatedly bashed Hunt on social media over his missed votes in Washington. Cornyn&rsquo;s campaign even launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-natural-cycles-promoting-abortion-to-pregnant-women\/\" title=\"Why Is Natural Cycles Promoting Abortion To Pregnant Women?\">website titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Where&rsquo;s Wesley Hunt&rdquo; earlier this year to mock the congressman&rsquo;s poor attendance in a Where&rsquo;s Waldo Style. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can find something bad on everybody,&rdquo; 61-year-old Al Guadagno told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>when asked about the attack ads on Hunt&rsquo;s voting record. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re not always going to agree with everything each individual does, but we have a good feeling about him, and I just think he just comes across as a genuine individual. I like his family values, so I think he&rsquo;s going to do the right thing, and I think it will be voting on the right side when it really matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4474940\/democrat-age-debate-al-green-texas-house-primary\/\">DEMOCRATS&rsquo; AGE DEBATE COMES FOR AL GREEN IN COMPETITIVE TEXAS HOUSE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunt was born and raised in Houston, where he later attended the United States Military Academy at West Point before serving eight years in the Army as an Apache helicopter pilot. In his tour of Iraq, Hunt flew 55 combat air missions, and took part in two deployments to Saudi Arabia as a diplomatic liaison officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday, March 3 for the last day of voting in the state before Hunt&rsquo;s fate is sealed. With three major candidates in the race, it is expected to go into a run-off with the top two candidates, where they will then face each other again at a May 26 runoff election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunt touts sweat equity amid missed DC votes.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like a longer paraphrase covering the full article?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2574839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7090-e1772337546388.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6571,74813,5894,3694,74812],"class_list":["post-2574838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-missed-votes-2","tag-politics","tag-texas","tag-wesleyhunt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7090-e1772337546388.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574842,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574838\/revisions\/2574842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}