Texas Rep. Hunt Turns Contest for Cornyn’s Senate Seat Into a 3-Man Race

The Houston-area congressman joins a high-profile GOP primary field that includes Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

Rep. Wesley Hunt ((R-Texas)) speaks during a 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) has thrown his hat into the ring to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

Hunt announced his Senate bid on Oct. 6, saying that “the U.S. Senate race in Texas must be about more than a petty feud between two men who have spent months trading barbs. With my candidacy, this race will finally be about what’s most important—Texas.”