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Will Hurd

Will Hurd

Will Hurd, a former CIA officer, initially won election to represent the 23rd Congressional District of Texas in 2014. Hurd won re-election in 2016. Hurd briefly ran for president as a Republican candidate but dropped out of the race in October 2023.

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Will Hurd
Will Hurd
stated on August 18, 2018 an interview with Hearst News:
Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
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Latest Fact-Checks About Will Hurd

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stated on August 7, 2023 an Instagram post:
Video shows a man interrupting Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd on “The View.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 8, 2023
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas:
Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 Pete Gallego campaign press release:
Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
Half-True
By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 a blog post by the Texas Tribune:
Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
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By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 2, 2015 an email blast:
"Just two weeks ago, Congressman Hurd quit his post on the House Committee on Small Business saying that he was unable to find the time to serve."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2015
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