Jason Hunt
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jason E. Hunt
| office = Member of the Queensland Parliament for Caloundra
| nationality = Australian
| party = Labor
| honorific_suffix = MP
| alma_mater = Queensland University of Technology
| term_start = 31 October 2020
| term_end = 26 October 2024
| predecessor = Mark McArdle
| successor = Kendall Morton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|1|3}}
| birth_name = Jason E Hunt
| website = {{URL|https://www.jasonhuntmp.com/}}
| image =
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Jason E. Hunt (born 3 January 1970) is an Australian politician who served as the Labor member for Caloundra in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2020 to 2024.{{cite web |title=Palaszczuk unveils newly-elected MPs after sweeping Queensland election victory |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-election-labor-win-annastacia-palaszczuk-unveils-new-mps-jason-hunt-ali-king-jimmy-sullivan-jonty-bush/5dc2a5a9-b5fc-4332-a700-99e9b832051b |website=9 News |publisher=Nine Digital |access-date=6 November 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=2375747237 |title=Mr Jason Hunt |publisher=Parliament of Queensland}}
After contesting in both the 2015 and 2017 elections, Hunt won the seat of Caloundra at the 2020 election, succeeding retiring LNP member Mark McArdle, and defeating the new LNP challenger Stuart Coward. It became the first time a Labor candidate had won the seat of Caloundra.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Antony |date=1 November 2020 |title=Caloundra |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/calo |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=QLD Votes ABC}}{{cite web |title=New Caloundra MP says he will deliver on promises |url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/new-caloundra-mp-says-he-will-deliver-on-promises/4132828/ |website=Sunshine Coast Daily |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=6 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Jason Hunt an overnight success after years of work |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/jason-hunt-an-overnight-successes-after-years-of-work/news-story/5c7911f879ffb3a726be0633a02af6a3 |website=The Australian |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=6 November 2020}}
Career
Prior to election, Hunt served in the Australian Regular Army in the 2/14th Light Horse Regiment from 1988 to 1994 where he earned The Australian Defence Medal and The National Medal. He then went on to serve as a Custodial Corrective Officer for the Queensland Department of Corrective Services for 21 years.{{Cite web |title=Member Details {{!}} Queensland Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=228263589 |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au}}
References
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Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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