Randy Hunt (born August 25, 1957) is an American politician and accountant who served as a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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from 2011 to 2021, representing the 5th Barnstable district. He had previously served as a member of the
Sandwich
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Board of Selectmen from 2003 to 2010.
Early life and education
Hunt was born in
El Paso, Texas
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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the
University of Texas at El Paso
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.
Career
He entered the firm of Peat Marwick Mitchell, a predecessor of
KPMG
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. He was promoted to senior manager in the audit practice and spent two years in the firm's executive office in New York City.
In 1989, he left KPMG to become a plant controller with a publicly-traded company that manufactures infrared optical sensors and emitters used in office machinery and automobiles. In 1993, he was recruited by another publicly traded company, Aerovox, to become general manager of their EMI filter business unit. At Aerovox, he was eventually promoted to chief financial officer, working with financial institutions, investment bankers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the board of directors and shareholders of the company.
In 2003, Hunt established his own CPA practice in Sandwich.
Government and politics
Hunt was invited to join the Town of Sandwich's finance committee in 2001. Three years later, he won election to the town's board of selectmen and served two three-year terms. In 2010, he ran for state representative to succeed the incumbent,
Jeff Davis Perry, who opted not to run for re-election in order to run for an open seat in
Congress
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against
Bill Keating. Hunt beat Democrat Lance Lambros and was sworn in as representative from the 5th Barnstable District on January 5, 2011.
Hunt has been a member of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy (TU&E) since 2011. In addition to TU&E, he serves on the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and the Joint Committee on Transportation. In previous legislative sessions, he served on the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs and on the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse (now Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery).
See also
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2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on Januar ...
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial legislative profile from malegislature.gov
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Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
People from Sandwich, Massachusetts
Living people
University of Texas at El Paso alumni
21st-century American politicians
1957 births
Selectmen in Massachusetts
Politicians from El Paso, Texas