California Congressman Duncan Hunter has served as a standout conservative in Congress for 28 years including several years as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He decided to give up his congressional seat last year when he launched his presidential campaign.
I met Congressman Hunter at the New Hampshire GOP dinner in June 2007. I was lucky enough to speak on behalf of Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) at that dinner, when Senator Brownback got stuck in DC, deliberating on an immigration vote. I met Congressman Hunter before the dinner and he told me he was a big fan of Brownback. After the dinner - where most of the GOP Presidential candidates gave talks to promote their own campaign (and after I had given the speech for Senator Brownback), Duncan Hunter came up to me and told me I did a great job representing Brownback. "I like Brownback," he said. "You represented him well!"
So I humorously asked him, "Did I win you over?" He laughed. I also gave him my best towards his son, who he said was currently serving over in Afghanistan. He had also earlier served two tours in Iraq as a U.S. Marine Reserve. He also told me then that his son was planning to run for his very own Congressional seat.
Well, now he is. In fact, if Duncan D. Hunter (the younger) is elected to Congress, he will be the first Iraq war veteran in Congress. Let's help him keep his father's Congressional seat and serve our country in Congress as well as he has served it on the battlefield. You can visit his campaign website at: HunterForCongress.com
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