I've supported his runs for Congress. Did he really vote against Trump and miss like 90% of the votes while I Congress as the ads attacking him say?
Wesley Hunt
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Last: 3 days ago by TRM
Ignore political ads
Maybe he did vote against Trump. Maybe it was one time, and Trump was wrong
And someone posted here that he had a child born prematurely, and he missed votes becauae his wife was in thr hospital amd the baby in NICU
Maybe he did vote against Trump. Maybe it was one time, and Trump was wrong
And someone posted here that he had a child born prematurely, and he missed votes becauae his wife was in thr hospital amd the baby in NICU
CanyonAg77 said:
Ignore political ads
Maybe he did vote against Trump. Maybe it was one time, and Trump was wrong
And someone posted here that he had a child born prematurely, and he missed votes becauae his wife was in thr hospital amd the baby in NICU
He's commented on this and said this is the case and said family is more important. Kind of hard to get mad at him over it however frustrating it is for someone to miss that many votes.
I've met him and talked to him personally multiple times over the past 4 years and I think he's a fantastic American, regardless of whether he voted for Trump in 2016 or 2020, he's been an avid Trump supporter for the past 4 years at least. I wish there was a big public database of politicians voting info that we could do simple AI queries into to find the real facts, because I find all political ads so misleading I have no idea what to believe.
The only direct example I have is that we invited him to a big military charity event we host annually and he said he wanted to go but can't because congress would be in session at the time. He's also mentioned hating how much time he doesn't get to spend with his young kids because he has to spend so much time in Washington. Of course he's the one that wants into the senate so who knows how much of a regret that really is.
The only direct example I have is that we invited him to a big military charity event we host annually and he said he wanted to go but can't because congress would be in session at the time. He's also mentioned hating how much time he doesn't get to spend with his young kids because he has to spend so much time in Washington. Of course he's the one that wants into the senate so who knows how much of a regret that really is.
Trump-Hunt voter here; he said he missed some votes because his wife delivered their second child prematurely and both were hospitalized for a while.
I didn't judge him for that. I do think he's been a pretty strong Trump supporter, and has the two of them together all over his campaign site;
https://wesleyfortexas.com
He has a 97% lifetime CPAC score, not bad (Cornyn, 85 fwiw).
"This has been a challenging week for the American people and for my family. A few days ago, my wife Emily gave birth to our son Willie, who was born premature and spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit."
— Rep. Wesley Hunt Press Office (@RepWPH) January 6, 2023
"Willie needs his father and Emily needs her husband. Today, I’ll be returning home to hold my son and be at my wife’s side. It’s my intention to get back into the fight as soon as possible." -WPH
— Rep. Wesley Hunt Press Office (@RepWPH) January 6, 2023
I didn't judge him for that. I do think he's been a pretty strong Trump supporter, and has the two of them together all over his campaign site;
https://wesleyfortexas.com
He has a 97% lifetime CPAC score, not bad (Cornyn, 85 fwiw).
He missed votes it's because his son was in the NICU for months after birth and his wife was also in the ICU due to complications from the birth.
Someone had to care for his other kids while his wife was in the ICU and his baby was in the NICU.
These criticisms tell you all you need to know about those that run that kind of ad.
Someone had to care for his other kids while his wife was in the ICU and his baby was in the NICU.
These criticisms tell you all you need to know about those that run that kind of ad.
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.
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I find all political ads so misleading I have no idea what to believe.
Our local state reps are running ads that make me hope neither wins (John Browning, Ken King) One of the anti-King ads said he voted for mental hospitals that groom kids.
Did he vote for grooming, or did he simply vote for a budget for mental hospitals?
W also got a flyer, with a candidate's name, but no indication of her opponent or her desired office. One of the hit pieces was that her company
"...pushed for a bond that created $200 million in debt and raised property taxes..."
Uh....isn't that precisely what school and municipal bonds are supposed to do?
aggiesundevil4 said:
I've met him and talked to him personally multiple times over the past 4 years and I think he's a fantastic American, regardless of whether he voted for Trump in 2016 or 2020, he's been an avid Trump supporter for the past 4 years at least. I wish there was a big public database of politicians voting info that we could do simple AI queries into to find the real facts, because I find all political ads so misleading I have no idea what to believe.
The only direct example I have is that we invited him to a big military charity event we host annually and he said he wanted to go but can't because congress would be in session at the time. He's also mentioned hating how much time he doesn't get to spend with his young kids because he has to spend so much time in Washington. Of course he's the one that wants into the senate so who knows how much of a regret that really is.
My job takes me away from my family a lot. It did when I was in the military, and it does now that I'm retired and a civilian. I hate every minute away from them. But its important, so I do it anyways. Sometimes sense of duty trumps personal desires.
Wait, a black guy as a Republican!?
Isn't he aware of the Rs being super racist? /sarcasm
Hunt is the superior candidate, by far.
Isn't he aware of the Rs being super racist? /sarcasm
Hunt is the superior candidate, by far.
Not as much voting against Trump
He voted for the Witch
Say that. I've never been that dumb.
Sorry.. great commercials and likeable
But no , you voted for Hillary.
He voted for the Witch
Say that. I've never been that dumb.
Sorry.. great commercials and likeable
But no , you voted for Hillary.
You have to wonder how much money the Cornyn people have thrown into this race. Literally months of uninterrupted tv ads dick riding Trump when they wouldn't give him the time of day during the Dem's lawfare campaign.
The Paxton attack ads have been replaced with non-stop Hunt attack ads. That tells me the polls are telling John his best chance of taking this to a runoff is to knock out Hunt and then they can focus their next $100 million on taking out Paxton in the runoff.
Who owns this guy and how much are they willing to spend to maintain their investment?
The Paxton attack ads have been replaced with non-stop Hunt attack ads. That tells me the polls are telling John his best chance of taking this to a runoff is to knock out Hunt and then they can focus their next $100 million on taking out Paxton in the runoff.
Who owns this guy and how much are they willing to spend to maintain their investment?
Daddy said:
Not as much voting against Trump
He voted for the Witch
Say that. I've never been that dumb.
Sorry.. great commercials and likeable
But no , you voted for Hillary.
Trump supported Clinton....both of them.
Even calling Hillary a great SecState.
So.....
Hunt is getting my vote in the primary. Cornyn absolutely need to be primaried. His ads are misleading and his senate voting record is bad when it really really matters. Hunt or Paxton in the primary.
Treason for not agreeing with the great Donald Trump 100% of the time? I cant wait till we can get past a primary that's not everyone posting pictures with trump saying they are the MOST MAGA
That's (d)ifferent!!
I'm Gipper
I'm Gipper
… and we wonder why we can't get folks to run for office!
The correct vote on this is simple
1. Hunt
2. Anyone not named Cornyn in the runoff
3. Anyone that doesn't have a (D) behind their name in the general
I'm Gipper
1. Hunt
2. Anyone not named Cornyn in the runoff
3. Anyone that doesn't have a (D) behind their name in the general
I'm Gipper
I hope Hunt makes the runoff. Paxton has too much baggage.
Daddy said:
Not as much voting against Trump
He voted for the Witch
Say that. I've never been that dumb.
Sorry.. great commercials and likeable
But no , you voted for Hillary.
Are you familiar with Operation Chaos promoted by Rush Limbaugh?
He voted for Hillary against Obama in the Texas primary in 2008. So did I. The objective was to defeat Obama and make the dems spend more money in the primary so they would use some of it up and make them attack each other. An on-going fight past super Tuesday would do that, and a vote for Hillary could at least keep the fight going. And Hillary actually won the nomination, Hillary would have been much easier to defeat.
Hunt was just being a good Republican.
I think this claim against Hunt shows you how deceptive John Cornyn is and these are dirty tricks and half truths he's putting out there. Sickening.
Vote for Hunt - conservative without the baggage. No downside in voting for him in the primary, as there will be a runoff. He polls the highest against the democrats in the general election.
BigRobSA said:Daddy said:
Not as much voting against Trump
He voted for the Witch
Say that. I've never been that dumb.
Sorry.. great commercials and likeable
But no , you voted for Hillary.
Trump supported Clinton....both of them.
Even calling Hillary a great SecState.
So.....
Except Hunt never supported Clinton. He merely voted for her over Obama in the 2008 democratic primary as part of "Operation Chaos", just like a bunch of die hard conservative republicans did.
Exactly. Hunt didn't vote for Hillary in the Dem primary because he liked her as a POTUS candidate . His congressional record of voting conservatively is extremely good sans when he wasn't there because his wife and prematurely born child were in the hospital .
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I cant wait till we can get past a primary that's not everyone posting pictures with trump saying they are the MOST MAGA
Yep, way too many candidates are simply running on "vote for me, I'm MAGA" and "vote for me, I love Trump the most."
Neither of those tell voters why they should select them, other than for those who base their votes solely on anything and everything Trump.
As for me, I will vote against anyone's who campaign is solely about how super duper MAGA they are, and how much they have sworn fealty to Trump.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
He's 100% a Trump guy. He gave up his congressional seat to run for senator. He's expected to get a high placed position in Trumps administration/cabinet if he loses the senatorial race.
Im very conservative and concerned on how populist trump has pushed the republican party. I went to a Jon Bonck rally last week in Houston and felt gross how the whole crowd was clapping like seals at the most simple campaign slogans in a row put together as a speech. I think I would consider running for office in the future but think the base is too simple at this point for someone who doesn't just pledge 1000% loyalty to the party line.
Z3phyr said:
Im very conservative and concerned on how populist trump has pushed the republican party. I went to a Jon Bonck rally last week in Houston and felt gross how the whole crowd was clapping like seals at the most simple campaign slogans in a row put together as a speech. I think I would consider running for office in the future but think the base is too simple at this point for someone who doesn't just pledge 1000% loyalty to the party line.
Bonck didn't impress me from my admittedly limited research. The only reason I considered him was because Cruz was behind him, but he seems like an empty suit to me.
I recieved not one, not two, but three of these flyers today. If you read the fine print, it's 90% of the votes for a 15 day time period. Talk about cherry picking.
100% agree. I respected Cruz more in 2016 but still take into consideration his endorsement. The amount of flyer Bonck has sent me makes me worried about who is giving him so much money...
Definitely cherry picked, but Hunt has a pattern of missing votes though. He's has missed 19% of all votes while in Congress, I believe the average is around 2%, and he's has missed more than 25% of votes in 2025.
maverick2076 said:aggiesundevil4 said:
I've met him and talked to him personally multiple times over the past 4 years and I think he's a fantastic American, regardless of whether he voted for Trump in 2016 or 2020, he's been an avid Trump supporter for the past 4 years at least. I wish there was a big public database of politicians voting info that we could do simple AI queries into to find the real facts, because I find all political ads so misleading I have no idea what to believe.
The only direct example I have is that we invited him to a big military charity event we host annually and he said he wanted to go but can't because congress would be in session at the time. He's also mentioned hating how much time he doesn't get to spend with his young kids because he has to spend so much time in Washington. Of course he's the one that wants into the senate so who knows how much of a regret that really is.
My job takes me away from my family a lot. It did when I was in the military, and it does now that I'm retired and a civilian. I hate every minute away from them. But its important, so I do it anyways. Sometimes sense of duty trumps personal desires.
Was your wife in ICU and your son in the NICU for months…. A little different than just missing time with your family.
TRM said:
Definitely cherry picked, but Hunt has a pattern of missing votes though. He's has missed 19% of all votes while in Congress, I believe the average is around 2%, and he's has missed more than 25% of votes in 2025.
Did we lose any votes because of Hunt?
I still voted for Hunt since I cant stand Cornyn.
It won't matter - I'm sure Cornyn wins - even with this repugnant brisket.
It won't matter - I'm sure Cornyn wins - even with this repugnant brisket.
Cornyn and Riley can have a brisket jerky contest. And who serves brisket in a glass pan?
Fair question. I don't want to look into it because some failures are actually good like motions to recommit by Democrats failing, but having to hold up/keep open votes waiting for him slows down business. But here's an almost from last month, Hunt wasn't planning on showing up the week of Jan 20th. But Johnson called him up and told him to show up as the Dems had a 215-214 advantage to remove the US Armed Forces from Venezuela unless Congress declared war. Johnson held the vote open for him to cast the tying vote to defeat the resolution.
Would you hire a guy that shows up to work once or twice a week and misses nearly all of his committee meetings? Roy is running for a statewide office - he's showing up to vote and does not need special accommodations.
Frankly, I am disgusted at my 3 choices - an empty suit, a corrupt guy, and a RINO.
Would you hire a guy that shows up to work once or twice a week and misses nearly all of his committee meetings? Roy is running for a statewide office - he's showing up to vote and does not need special accommodations.
Frankly, I am disgusted at my 3 choices - an empty suit, a corrupt guy, and a RINO.
I voted for Wesley Hunt, but I think there will be a primary runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. If that happens, I hope John Cornyn wins the primary because I think Cornyn has a better chance than Ken Paxton of beating James Talarico in the general election. A general election matchup between Paxton and Talarico would likely be a tossup. If Jasmine Crockett wins the Democratic nomination, she has a very slim chance of winning the general election.
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