U.S. Representative for Texas’s 38th District

Wesley Hunt

Republican 2nd term Not running · open seat

99LoyaltyMed 98

76AttendMed 98

8BipartMed 12

3BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.60

In office: House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Breaks on: Agriculture and Food 25% · Armed Forces and National Security 3%
Committees: Natural Resources · Judiciary
Bills on: Immigration · Energy · Law
Age: 44

2026 election

Not on the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

On the ballot for this seat

DJames Talarico$68.6M
RKen Paxton$9.2M

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Bottom line

Not on the November ballot: TX-38 is an open seat with 2 nominees.
Has missed 159 of 674 roll calls this Congress (24%), more than 99% of House members.
Sponsored 16 bills this Congress; none has passed the House yet.

Where Hunt has influence

Roles

No committee leadership roles.

Natural Resources · 13th in seniority on the majority side
Judiciary · 16th in seniority on the majority side

Bills on the move

H.R. 6194 Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 · Out of committee
H.R. 3592 Protect LNG Act of 2025 · Out of committee
H.R. 2556 CORE Act of 2025 · Out of committee

Talks most about

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Where Hunt breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Hunt voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

Agriculture and Food 25% · 2 of 8 party 13%
Armed Forces and National Security 3% · 1 of 37 party 3%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Hunt broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

Date	Measure	Title	Vote	Result
09/15/26	H.R. 2140	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants,…Broke w/ party	Nay	Passed 343–79
07/21/26	H.R. 8800	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party	Yea	Failed 76–350
07/21/26	H.R. 8800	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party	Yea	Failed 61–365
07/21/26	H.R. 8800	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party	Yea	Passed 265–161
07/21/26	H.R. 8800	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party	Yea	Failed 65–361
07/15/26	H.R. 8595	Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party	Yea	Failed 79–348
06/03/26	H.R. 2860	Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · This bill revises and reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory…Broke w/ party	Nay	Passed 374–49
05/15/26	H.R. 8469	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party	Yea	Failed 80–333

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Hunt is saying

No recent press releases or posts on file.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.41· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 297 of 433 in the House ┃ expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Hunt’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 16
Action in committee 4
Action beyond committee 3
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 16 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Hunt’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Hunt.

Attendance

How it’s measured

76/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 159 missed of 674

Voted on 515 of 674 roll calls; missed 159. Lower than 99% of House members.

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 ┃ Rank 38 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 380 votes that split the parties. Higher than 75% of House members.

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 ┃ −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 91% of House members.

Position

How it’s measured

+0.60

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Bills, 119th Congress

All 17 sponsored bills

Sponsored 17 (House median 25) · cosponsored 209 (median 289), 19 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Immigration, Energy, Law.

H.R. 9219 National Defense Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 In committee
H.R. 6194 Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025Limits Russian entities' ability to sue Americans in U.S. courts. AI-readLaw · Introduced Mar 26, 2026 Out of committee
H.R. 6035 Second Amendment Restoration Act of 2025Crime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Mar 25, 2026 In committee
H.R. 7431 Congressional Civics Act of 2026Congress · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 In committee
H.J.Res. 146 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics.Congress · Introduced Jan 30, 2026 In committee
H.R. 7105 Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion Act of 2026Immigration · Introduced Jan 15, 2026 In committee
H.R. 6946 Temporary Protected Status Reform Act of 2026.Immigration · Introduced Jan 6, 2026 In committee
H.R. 6865 American Dream Protection Act of 2025Immigration · Introduced Dec 18, 2025 In committee

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged

Issue	Votes	Yea share	With party
Congress	131	89%	Pro
Armed Forces and National Security	54	87%	Pro
Economics and Public Finance	45	69%	Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement	28	82%	Pro
Energy	27	81%	Pro
Environmental Protection	23	65%	Pro
Government Operations and Politics	23	83%	Pro
Finance and Financial Sector	22	82%	Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources	20	80%	Pro
International Affairs	19	32%	Pro
Commerce	17	82%	Pro
Education	14	64%	Pro
Agriculture and Food	13	77%	Pro
Immigration	13	77%	Pro
Science, Technology, Communications	7	100%	Pro
Emergency Management	6	83%	Pro
Health	6	67%	Pro
Law	6	67%	Pro
Taxation	5	100%	Pro
Animals	4	75%	Pro
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues	4	75%	Pro
Labor and Employment	4	50%	Pro
Native Americans	4	100%	Pro
Transportation and Public Works	4	100%	Pro
Procedural	4	25%	Pro
Housing and Community Development	3	100%	Pro
Arts, Culture, Religion	2	50%	Pro
Families	2	50%	Pro
Social Welfare	2	100%	Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance	1	100%	Pro
Water Resources Development	1	100%	Pro
Government operations & elections	1	100%	Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

RMike JohnsonLA-499%agreement
RMike CollinsGA-1098%agreement
RAaron BeanFL-498%agreement

Full voting networkPro

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Hunt’s campaign raised $4.3M: $2.9M (67%) from individuals and $333K (8%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $58K.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

Last cycle, party money, self-funding and debts are part of Pro. See Pro