Mark Hunt (politician)
Mark Hunt | |
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| Auditor of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Governor | Patrick Morrisey |
| Preceded by | JB McCuskey |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office December 1, 2022 – January 13, 2025 Serving with Glenn Jeffries | |
| Preceded by | Richard Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | T. Kevan Bartlett |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Calvert Dan Foster |
| Succeeded by | Larry Rowe Brad White |
| Constituency | 30th district (2004–2012) 36th district (2012–2014) |
| In office December 1, 1994 – December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Sorah |
| Succeeded by | Carrie Webster |
| Constituency | 31st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1960 |
| Party | Democratic (before 2022) Republican (2022–present) |
| Education | University of Charleston (BA) Marshall University (MA) University of the District of Columbia (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Mark Allen Hunt (born January 23, 1960, in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American politician and attorney serving as the West Virginia State Auditor since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the West Virginia Senate from 2022 to 2025, representing the 8th district.
From 2012 to 2014, Hunt was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 36 from 2012 to 2014. Hunt served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013, and non-consecutively from January 1995 until January 2001 and from January 2005 until January 2007 in District 30 and District 31 seats. Hunt was a candidate for West Virginia Senate in 2000 and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2006. In 2024, Hunt was elected West Virginia State Auditor.