Graham Hunt (politician)
Graham Hunt | |
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City Council, Position No. 1 | |
In office September 8, 2010[1] – June 2014[2] | |
Preceded by | Joachim Pestinger |
Succeeded by | Tod Gunther |
Personal details | |
Born | April 21, 1979 |
Political party | Small business owner |
Website | Official |
Graham R. Hunt
Career
Hunt served in the
Hunt was appointed to the state legislature on January 17, 2014, by the
Military service controversy
In January 2015, the
In the ensuing controversy, Hunt released both a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214) and the Air National Guard equivalent (NGB-22), however neither document showed he served in Iraq or Afghanistan or earned any of the medals he had since deleted from his online biographies. Hunt's DD-214 also stated he had served in a classified location from 2002 until 2003.
On February 2, 2016, Hunt announced his immediate resignation.[7]
On June 1, 2016 the
In 2019, it was reported that Hunt was a member of the Coalition of Western States (COWS), a group founded by Washington state representative Matt Shea that has been accused of involvement in domestic terrorism.[12]
Awards
References
- ^ a b "Graham Hunt New Orting City Councilman". ortingnews.com. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Orting Seeks Replacement". The News Tribune (Tacoma). June 17, 2014.
- ^ "Hunt Graham R (Graham Hunt), 2014". Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Orting councilman Graham Hunt wins seat in state Legislature". theolympian.com. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Members of the Legislature, 1889-2019" (PDF). State of Washington. 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "House Republican Graham Hunt Member Page". Houserepublicans.wa.gov. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Brunner, Jim (February 2, 2016). "State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon". Air Force Personnel Center. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011.
- ^ Santos, Melissa (June 12, 2016). "New records show Air Force credited former lawmaker with time served in a war zone". Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Air Force Personnel Center". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Higbee, Faye (June 14, 2016). "Graham Hunt, Veteran Under Fire- "I Just Want To Get My Reputation Back!"". Uncle Sams Misguided Children. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RampartGroupReport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "69 Lawmakers Win Main Street's Highest Award". nfib.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2021.