Hunter, Duncan

Hunter, Duncan

▪ American politician
in full  Duncan Lee Hunter 
born May 31, 1948, Riverside, Calif., U.S.
 
 American politician, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981– ) and who pursued the 2008 Republican (Republican Party) presidential nomination.

      Hunter enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 after graduating from Western State University in San Diego the previous year. He served in the Vietnam War and used G.I. Bill funding to return to Western State, where he received a law degree in 1976. Upon graduation, Hunter established a private law practice in San Diego. In 1980 he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in a heavily Democratic district and won an upset victory. Demographic shifts and personal popularity helped Hunter win reelections to Congress into the 21st century.

      Hunter's congressional tenure was marked primarily by a focus on national security issues, including defense spending and immigration. He sponsored legislation in 1994 that led to the creation of a fence along parts of the border between California and Mexico and lobbied for its extension along the entire international border. Hunter served on the House Armed Services Committee throughout his congressional career, chairing it from 2003 to 2007. His 2008 presidential campaign focused on many of the same issues that characterized his term in the House, but he was unable to generate support beyond his core constituency in the Southwest. After a disappointing finish in the Nevada caucus in January 2008, he withdrew from the race.

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