Duncan Hunter

American politician
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Also known as: Duncan Lee Hunter
Quick Facts
In full:
Duncan Lee Hunter
Born:
May 31, 1948, Riverside, Calif., U.S. (age 76)
Political Affiliation:
Republican Party

Duncan Hunter (born May 31, 1948, Riverside, Calif., U.S.) is an American politician, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–2009) and who pursued the 2008 Republican 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 ...(100 of 255 words)