Hunt files police report against Cornyn campaign staffer over alleged family 'doxxing' incident
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Wesley Hunt, who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, filed a police report on Tuesday after a senior campaign staffer for...
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Wesley Hunt, who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, filed a police report on Tuesday after a senior campaign staffer for one of his GOP opponents posted a 2016 provisional ballot that included personal information about Hunt and his family. The document included the last four digits of Hunt's Social Security number, his driver's license ID number and a home address. Matt Mackowiak, who serves as the communications director for Sen. John Cornyn's re-election campaign for U.S. Senate, posted the unredacted documents on his X account last Friday. Cornyn's campaign account then reposted the now-deleted images. Sources from the Hunt campaign told Fox News Digital that when asked by a law enforcement officer if he would like to press charges, Hunt said yes. TRUMP WITHHOLDS ENDORSEMENT IN FIERY GOP SENATE PRIMARY AS EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN TEXAS Harris County Constable Mark Herman's office confirmed a report had been filed. A source from the Hunt campaign told Fox News Digital that law enforcement officials intend to subpoena X to retrieve the deleted post which showed Hunt's personal information. Hunt accused Mackowiak and the Cornyn campaign of "doxxing" his family in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The tragic situation involving Savannah Guthrie is a painful reminder of how vulnerable our family truly is," Hunt told Fox News Digital. "They should never be put in harm's way. And yet, that's exactly what happened to my family." BLACK REPUBLICAN CALLS FOR TOTAL, PERMANENT ABOLITION OF DEI: 'I WANT TO EARN EVERY OPPORTUNITY ON MERIT' "Despite knowing how dangerous and irresponsible it is to doxx someone’s family, the Cornyn campaign did it to mine," Hunt added. "What happened to my family members should never happen to anyone." Hunt also said Cornyn had not reached out since the post was published. "Instead, his campaign’s actions put my family at risk, and they’ve chosen to look the other way," Hunt continued. "I will contin…