Wesley Hunt

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

U.S. House Texas District 38

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

Graduate

Cornell University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Talk Show Host

Contact

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Wesley Hunt (Republican Party) is a member of theU.S. House, representingTexas' 38th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hunt (Republican Party) is running for election to theU.S. Senate to represent Texas. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Hunt also ran for re-election to theU.S. House to representTexas' 38th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.

Biography

Wesley Hunt served in the U.S. Army. Hunt earned a degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2004 and master's degrees from Cornell University. His career experience included working as a co-host of In The Hunt and a mortgage loan originator with OneTrust Home Loans.^[1][2][3]

2026 battleground election

See also:United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Ballotpedia identified the March 3 Republican primary as abattleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election,found here.

IncumbentJohn Cornyn (R),Wesley Hunt (R),Ken Paxton (R), and five other candidates are running in the Republican primary forU.S. Senate in Texas on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline was December 8, 2025. As of February 2026, Cornyn, Hunt, and Paxton led inpolling,fundraising,endorsements, and media attention.

The Texas Tribune's Gabby Birenbaum described the primary as "expensive and brutal. Cornyn, a 23-year veteran of the Senate, has been in hot water with the Republican base over his efforts to pass a bipartisan gun safety bill in 2022 and past comments casting doubt on Trump’s political durability."^[4]Roll Call's Nathan L. Gonzales said the race is"an example of how data can be presented to paint whatever picture you want to see...Trump remains a wild card. His support is often the difference maker in Republican primaries, but he hasn’t made a decision in this race."^[5]

If no candidate receives more than 50% of the primary vote, then the top two finishers will advance to a runoff on May 26, 2026. Writing after Hunt joined the race in October 2025, theAssociated Press' Thomas Beaumont said that "Hunt’s entry into the race raises the potential of a runoff for the GOP nomination."^[6]

Cornyn was first elected to the Senate in 2002. He earlier served asstate attorney general and on theTexas Supreme Court. Cornyn said he had delivered for Texas while in office and was running for re-election "so President Trump and I can pick-up where we left off."^[7]The Texas Tribune's Owen Dahlkamp described Cornyn's strategy as "going all in on emphasizing his support for Trump — something he has been previously wary to do — to court the MAGA base that will be key to winning."^[8] Cornyn's campaign website says he has a "more than 99.2% voting record with President Trump — higher than Ted Cruz."^[9] Senate Majority LeaderJohn Thune (R) and the National Border Patrol Councilendorsed Cornyn.

Hunt has represented the38th Congressional District since2022. He is an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Army and a former loan officer.The Texas Tribune's Gabby Birenbaum described Hunt's strategy as "pressing the case that he would carry stronger appeal than Cornyn among the MAGA-dominated primary base, while bringing none of Paxton’s political baggage to the general election."^[4] Hunt says he is running because "nothing is more worth fighting for than our great country and our Texas values."^[10] U.S. Rep.Eli Crane (R)endorsed Hunt.

Paxton has served asTexas Attorney General since 2015. He was also a member of theTexas House for ten years and of theTexas Senate for two.The Texas Tribune's Jasper Scherer described Paxton's run as "the latest flashpoint in a power struggle between the Texas GOP’s hardline, socially conservative wing — which views Paxton as a standard-bearer — and the Cornyn-aligned, business-minded Republican old guard."^[11] Paxton's campaign website says that both "President Trump and Ken Paxton have been targeted in politically motivated witch hunts because there’s nothing that scares the establishment more than courageous conservatives who never back down from standing up for the American people."^[12] U.S. Reps.Lance Gooden (R) andTroy Nehls (R)endorsed Paxton.

Also running in the primary areJohn Adefope (R),Anna Bender (R),Virgil Bierschwale (R),Sara Canady (R), andGulrez Khan (R).

As of February 2026,The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter,Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, andLarry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general electionLikely Republican. In the2024 election, incumbentTed Cruz (R) defeatedColin Allred (D) 53%–45%. In2020, Cornyn defeatedM.J. Hegar (D) 54%–44%.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Hunt was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Natural Resources
• Energy and Mineral Resources
• Federal Lands
• Committee on Judiciary
• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
• The Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

2023-2024

Hunt was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Judiciary
• Constitution and Limited Government
• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
• Committee on Natural Resources
• Energy and Mineral Resources,Vice Chairman
• Committee on Small Business
• Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
• Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains,Chairman

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Texas

Joshua Cain,Camencia Ford,Jade Simmons, andHans Truelson are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Joshua Cain (Independent)
	Submit photo	Camencia Ford (Independent)
		Jade Simmons (Independent)
		Hans Truelson (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ronald Evans (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas

Jasmine Crockett,Ahmad Hassan, andJames Talarico are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jasmine Crockett
		Ahmad Hassan
		James Talarico

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Emily Morgul (D)
• Terry Virts (D)
• Colin Allred (D)
• Paula Williams (D)
• Michael Swanson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Cornyn
	Submit photo	John Adefope
	Submit photo	Anna Bender
		Virgil Bierschwale
		Sara Canady
		Wesley Hunt
		Gulrez Khan
		Ken Paxton

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rennie Mann (R)
• Alexander Duncan (R)
• Barrett McNabb (R)
• Andrew Trakas (R)
• Matthew Elliot Kelley (R)
• Keith Allen (R)
• Andrew Alvarez (R)
• Connor Kraus (R)
• Leo Wyatt (R)
• Tony Schmoker (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas

Ted Brown andDaniel Mark Sims are running in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ted Brown (L)
	Submit photo	Daniel Mark Sims (L)

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Polls

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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and havemargins of error orcredibility intervals.^[13] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."^[14] For tips on reading polls fromFiveThirtyEight,click here. For tips from Pew,click here.

Below we provide results for polls froma wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing?Click here to let us know.

Election campaign finance

Satellite spending

See also:Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees,super PACs, trade associations, and501(c)(4)nonprofit groups.^[15][16]

If available, satellite spending reports by theFederal Election Commission (FEC) andOpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.^[17]

Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending,email us.

Spending news

• February 4, 2026:The New York Times reported that satellite groups supporting Cornyn had spent around $50,000,000, groups supporting Hunt had spent $240,000, and groups supporting Paxton had spent $375,000.^[18]

Endorsements

2024

See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 38

IncumbentWesley Hunt defeatedMelissa McDonough andAvery Ayers in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt (R)	62.7	215,030
		Melissa McDonough (D)	37.2	127,640
		Avery Ayers (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	94

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,764
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chad Abbey (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

Melissa McDonough defeatedGion Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa McDonough	82.5	18,486
		Gion Thomas	17.5	3,910

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,396
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cameron Campbell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

IncumbentWesley Hunt advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt	100.0	62,340

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,340
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38

Chad Abbey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 16, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Chad Abbey (L)

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 38

Wesley Hunt defeatedDuncan Klussmann andJoel Dejean in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt (R)	63.0	163,597
		Duncan Klussmann (D)	35.5	92,302
		Joel Dejean (Independent)	1.5	3,970

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,869
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Cubbler (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38

Duncan Klussmann defeatedDiana Martinez Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duncan Klussmann	61.1	6,449
		Diana Martinez Alexander	38.9	4,111

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

Diana Martinez Alexander andDuncan Klussmann advanced to a runoff. They defeatedCentrell Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Martinez Alexander	44.6	9,861
✔		Duncan Klussmann	39.3	8,698
		Centrell Reed	16.1	3,550

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,109
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt	55.3	35,291
		Mark Ramsey	30.3	19,352
		David Hogan	4.9	3,125
		Roland Lopez	3.2	2,048
		Brett Guillory	2.2	1,416
		Jerry Ford Sr.	1.6	997
		Richard Welch	1.0	633
	Submit photo	Alex Cross	0.7	460
		Damien Mockus	0.4	249
		Philip Covarrubias	0.4	228

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,799
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2020

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 7

IncumbentLizzie Pannill Fletcher defeatedWesley Hunt andShawn Kelly in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)	50.8	159,529
		Wesley Hunt (R)	47.5	149,054
		Shawn Kelly (L)	1.8	5,542

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,125
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

IncumbentLizzie Pannill Fletcher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	100.0	55,243

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,243
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Sandles (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt	61.0	28,060
		Cindy Siegel	27.2	12,497
		Maria Espinoza	5.9	2,716
		Kyle Preston	3.0	1,363
	Submit photo	Jim Noteware	2.0	937
		Laique Rehman	0.9	424

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,997
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kenny Lim (R)
• Thomas Devor (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7

Shawn Kelly advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Shawn Kelly (L)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign ads

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Notable endorsements

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Personal finance disclosures

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Analysis

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

118th Congress (2023-2025)

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on July 28, 2020

See also:Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

On July 29, 2020, Hunt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was not experiencing any symptoms when he received his diagnosis.^[22]

Key votes

See also:Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, clickhere.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in theU.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in theU.S. Senate (51-49).Joe Biden (D) was the president andKamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below usingCongress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Nay	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizingDepartment of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[23]	Passed (310-118)[24]
Not Voting	To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.   H.R. 185 (To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.) was a bill approved by theHouse of Representatives that sought to nullify aCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[25]	Passed (227-201)[26]
Yea	Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023   The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by theHouse of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify PresidentJoe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through theFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[27]	Passed (217-215)[28]
Not Voting	Denouncing the horrors of socialism.   H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by theHouse of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[29]	Passed (328-86)[30]
Yea	Lower Energy Costs Act   The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by theHouse of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[31]	Passed (225-204)[32]
Yea	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".   H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of theCongressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the118th Congress andvetoed by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify aDepartment of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certainenvironmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[33]Click here to read more.	Passed (219-200)[34]
Yea	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.   H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of theCongressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended thenational coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[35]Click here to read more.	Passed (229-197)[36]
Nay	Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023   TheFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[37]Click here to read more.	Passed (314-117)[38]
Rep.Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)	Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote   In January 2023, theHouse of Representatives held itsregular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep.Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.[39]Click here to read more.	Rep.Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Nay	Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.   H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep.Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[40]Click here to read more.	Passed (216-210)[41]
Rep.Mike Johnson (R-La.)	Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote   In October 2023, following Rep.Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, theHouse of Representatives heldanother election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep.Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.[42]Click here to read more.	Rep.Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yea	Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.   H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by theHouse of Representatives that formally authorized animpeachment inquiry into PresidentJoe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[43]Click here to read more.	Passed (221-212)[44]
Nay	Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.   H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep.George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following aHouse Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[45]	Passed (311-114)[46]
Nay	The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023   The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.[47]	Passed (327-75)[48]
Yea	Secure the Border Act of 2023   The Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) was passed by theU.S. House on May 11, 2024. This bill would have introduced limits to asylum eligibility and required employers to use electronic verification of employee's legal eligibility to work. This bill required a simple majority vote.[49]	Passed (219-213)[50]
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024   The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a majority vote to pass.[51]	Passed (219-211)[52]
Yea	Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024   The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) was a bill passed by theU.S. House on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.[53]	Passed (357-70)[54]
Yea	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025   The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8070) was passed by theU.S. House on June 14, 2024. The bill would have modified defense spending in the fiscal year 2025. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[55]	Passed (217-199)[56]
Nay	Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023   The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) was passed by theU.S. House on May 1, 2024. This bill made it so the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights could have the authority to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism when investigating cases of discrimination. This bill required a simple majority vote to pass.[57]	Passed (320-91)[58]
Yea	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024   The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.3935) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[59]	Passed (387-26)[60]
Yea	Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act   The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by theU.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.[61]	Passed (219-184)[62]
Yea	Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   H.Res.863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary ofHomeland SecurityAlejandro Mayorkas (D) for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.[63]	Passed (214-213)[64]
Not Voting	Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[65]	Passed (341-82)[66]

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