Mark Hunt | |
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| Auditor of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Governor | Patrick Morrisey |
| Preceded by | JB McCuskey |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office December 1,2022 –January 13,2025 Servingwith Glenn Jeffries | |
| Preceded by | Richard Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | T. Kevan Bartlett |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office December 1,2004 –December 1,2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Calvert Dan Foster |
| Succeeded by | Larry Rowe Brad White |
| Constituency | 30th district (2004–2012) 36th district (2012–2014) |
| In office December 1,1994 –December 1,2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Sorah |
| Succeeded by | Carrie Webster |
| Constituency | 31st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23,1960 Charleston,West Virginia,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2022) Republican (2022–present) |
| Education | University of Charleston (BA) Marshall University (MA) University of the District of Columbia (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Mark Allen Hunt [1] [2] (born January 23,1960,in Charleston,West Virginia) is an American politician who is currently serving as the West Virginia State Auditor since 2025. As a Republican,he served in the West Virginia Senate,representing the 8th district from 2022 to 2025. From 2012 to 2014,Hunt was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 36 from 2012 to 2014. Hunt served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013,and non-consecutively from January 1995 until January 2001 and from January 2005 until January 2007 in District 30 and District 31 seats. Hunt was a candidate for West Virginia Senate in 2000 and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2006. In 2024,Hunt was elected West Virginia State Auditor.
Hunt was born in Charleston,West Virginia,and spent weekends and summers with his grandparents in Belle,located in eastern Kanawha County. He graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in 1979. [3] Hunt served as staff to the West Virginia Legislature from 1984 to 1990,after which he left the position to attend law school. [3]
Hunt earned his BA from the University of Charleston,his MA from Marshall University,and his JD from the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia.
After graduating from law school,Hunt worked as counsel to then–West Virginia State Auditor Glen Gainer. In late 1994,he established his own law practice,initially as managing partner of Hunt &Serreno PLLC,and later as Mark A. Hunt &Associates PLLC. He has practiced law for over 30 years. [3]
In 2000–2001,Hunt and Brigitte Boisselier,a chemist affiliated with the Raëlian movement,funded a human cloning laboratory in Nitro,West Virginia;contemporaneous ABC News reporting quoted Hunt saying the effort was motivated by his desire to clone his deceased 10‑month‑old son. [4] [5] ABC News and Congressional Research Service reports note that the Food and Drug Administration inspected the facility in 2001 and it closed soon afterward;AP coverage in 2016 referenced the episode in connection with Hunt’s later political campaign. [6] [7]
Hunt is a member of Grace Bible Church in Charleston and Maple Hill Baptist Church in Campbells Creek. He is affiliated with several fraternal organizations,including the Masons,Moose,and Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE). [3] [2]
Hunt has been married to Tracy Conard Hunt for over 27 years. Tracy serves as Chair of the Marshall University Autism Training Board. The couple has three sons:Andrew,Mark Jr.,and Jackie. [3]
West Virginia attorney Mark Hunt, who funded a secret human cloning lab… says he has not given up hope that he will one day produce a clone of his baby son.
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