[4] In 2010 Hunt was selected by the Orting City Council to fill the position vacated by former Councilmember Joachim Pestinger.

[7] Hunt advocated for funds to renovate a veterans cemetery in Orting and for Bathroom bills in Washington State.

[11] In January 2016, Hunt and Shea were part of a delegation of lawmakers who visited the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

[12] They met with local officials to advocate for the militants' demand that control over federal land should be transferred to states.

[11] In 2019, a Washington State-commissioned report found that Shea had committed domestic terrorism for his role in the Malheur occupation and that Hunt was copied on planning emails.

[4] The Seattle Times also reported that in 2014 a photo was posted to Hunt's Facebook account with the caption: "This picture of me was taken after a mortar attack in 2005".