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A graduate of West Point, Hunt spent eight years in the Army as an Apache helicopter pilot, which included flying 55 combat air missions in Iraq. The 43-year-old was adamant when he told us he believes in term limits and has already signed a term limit pledge of 12 years.
In a sample of 600 GOP primary voters, former attorney general Daniel Cameron holds a comfortable lead over Congressman Andy Barr. Businessman Nate Morris is in 3rd, appearing not to quite make a dent.
Gov. Janet Mills enters a competitive Democratic primary for Maine's Senate seat, facing Graham Platner who is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
The contentious Republican primary between Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received a political jolt of its own after Representative Wesley Hunt ended months of speculation and entered the race. On Monday, Oct. 6, he announced his campaign and joined Cornyn, who is seeking a fifth term, and Paxton.