Will Hurd
- January 10, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
Full Name | Will Hurd |
Occupation | Politician |
Date Of Birth | Aug 19, 1977(1977-08-19) |
Age | 47 |
Birthplace | San Antonio |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Texas |
Horoscope | Leo |
Will Hurd Biography
Name | Will Hurd |
Birthday | Aug 19 |
Birth Year | 1977 |
Place Of Birth | San Antonio |
Home Town | Texas |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Parents | Robert Hurd, Mary Alice Hurd |
Will Hurd is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 19, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is an American politician and former CIA officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 23rd congressional district since 2015. The district stretches about 550 miles (890 km) from San Antonio to El Paso along the U.S.–Mexican border.
Hurd worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for nine years from 2000 to 2009, stationed primarily in Washington, D.C., including a tour of duty as an operations officer in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. He speaks Urdu, the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where he worked undercover. One of his roles at the CIA was briefing members of Congress, which is what made Hurd want to pursue politics. He returned to Texas after his CIA service and worked as a partner with Crumpton Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm, and as a senior adviser with FusionX, a cybersecurity firm.
Will Hurd Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Politician |
House | Living in own house. |
Will Hurd is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Will Hurd 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hurd is the only black Republican in the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress, one of seven in the House of Representatives since the 1930s; he shared this distinction with Mia Love during her term in Congress from 2017 to
- He is also the sole remaining Republican representative from a district along the U.S.–Mexican border. Hurd has been described as a leading congressional voice on technology issues. He has said that the principal role of the government in the lives of African Americans today should be to empower them to do things for themselves. Along with Brian Fitzpatrick, John Katko and Elise Stefanik, Hurd is considered one of the most moderate Republicans in the House. He has bucked his party on LGBT rights, gun control, immigration, repeal of the Affordable Care Act and congressional oversight, and has received praise for his bipartisan strides as a lawmaker; The Dallas Morning News lauded his record in August 2019, writing that Hurd’s “refreshing, common-sense legislating separated him from reflexive party-line orthodoxy.”
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Hurd once again ran for the 23rd district in the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections. After defeating Canseco in the primary, Hurd defeated Gallego, the incumbent, in the general election. The San Antonio Express-News again endorsed Hurd. Hurd conducted a post-election swing through some parts of his district that had heavily supported Gallego. He was also the only candidate ever to be endorsed by CIA director Robert Gates, who admired Hurd’s work at the CIA and was disappointed by his departure to run for public office. Gates said that Hurd “has the character and the integrity and the leadership skills for higher office.”
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Will Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Will Hurd celebrates birthday on August 19 of every year.
In July 2015 Hurd was named to replace Aaron Schock of Illinois as a co-chair of the Congressional Future Caucus, along with Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. In his first term in Congress, Hurd was made the chairman of the Information Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (which focuses in part on cybersecurity), which is unusual for a first- term member of Congress.
Top Facts about Will Hurd
- Will Hurd is a former US Representative from Texas.
- He served in the CIA for almost a decade.
- Hurd was the only black Republican in Congress.
- He announced his retirement from politics in 2019.
- Hurd won three consecutive elections by narrow margins.
- During his time in office, he focused on cybersecurity and border security.
- Hurd co-authored legislation to improve government technology systems.
- He supported free trade agreements and immigration reform efforts.
- Hurd was critical of President Trump’s foreign policy decisions at times.
- In 2020, he endorsed Joe Biden for president over Donald Trump.