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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt of Houston has been elected to the |
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United States House of Representatives, and he was officially sworn |
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into office on January 7, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt represents the newly created 38th |
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Congressional District, which covers parts of Houston and Harris |
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County, including much of the Katy Freeway corridor west of |
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downtown Houston and the Houston suburbs of Jersey Village, |
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Cypress, Tomball, Katy, and Klein; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Congressman Hunt grew up in a |
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military family and is a proud alumnus of St. John's School; |
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following his graduation, he accepted an appointment to the United |
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States Military Academy at West Point; in 2004, he received his |
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commission in the U.S. Army and graduated from West Point, |
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receiving a bachelor's degree in leadership and management with a |
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field of study in mechanical engineering; he subsequently spent |
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eight years in the army as an aviation branch officer and an AH-64D |
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Apache Longbow helicopter pilot; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Hunt's military service included a |
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combat deployment to Iraq and two deployments to Saudi Arabia, |
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where he served as a diplomatic liaison officer; in that role, he |
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represented the U.S. government in missions involving the Royal |
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Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command; following his honorable |
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discharge at the rank of captain, he earned master's degrees in |
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business administration, public administration, and industrial and |
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labor relations from Cornell University; and |
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WHEREAS, Actively involved with many organizations in the |
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Houston area, Congressman Hunt is a dedicated volunteer and serves |
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on the board of trustees at St. John's School; moreover, he has |
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mentored youth at the MacCormick Juvenile Detention Center and at |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas in Austin; he and his |
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wife, Emily, are the devoted parents of two daughters, Victoria and |
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Olivia; and |
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WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt has demonstrated a longstanding |
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commitment to serving his country and his community, and his |
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leadership will be integral to the important work carried out by the |
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U.S. Congress in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Wesley Hunt on his |
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election to the U.S. House of Representatives and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for a successful term in office; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Congressman Hunt as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Oliverson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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