# Jason Hunt

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{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Jason Hunt
| office           = Member of the [Queensland Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Queensland) for [Caloundra](/source/Electoral_district_of_Caloundra)
| party            = [Labor](/source/Queensland_Labor)
| honorific_suffix = [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament)
| alma_mater       = [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology)
| term_start       = 31 October 2020
| term_end         = 26 October 2024
| predecessor      = [Mark McArdle](/source/Mark_McArdle)
| successor        = [Kendall Morton](/source/Kendall_Morton)
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|1|3}}
| birth_name       = Jason Edward Hunt
| website          = {{URL|https://www.jasonhuntmp.com/}}
| image            = 
}}

'''Jason Edward Hunt''' (born 3 January 1970) is an Australian politician who served as the [Labor](/source/Queensland_Labor_Party) member for [Caloundra](/source/Electoral_district_of_Caloundra) in the [Legislative Assembly of Queensland](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland) from [2020](/source/2020_Queensland_state_election) to [2024](/source/2024_Queensland_state_election).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="Parliament">{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=2375747237 |title=Mr Jason Hunt |publisher=[Parliament of Queensland](/source/Parliament_of_Queensland)}}</ref>

After contesting in both the [2015](/source/2015_Queensland_state_election) and [2017](/source/2017_Queensland_state_election) elections, Hunt won the seat of Caloundra at the [2020 election](/source/2020_Queensland_state_election), succeeding retiring [LNP](/source/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland) member [Mark McArdle](/source/Mark_McArdle), and defeating the new LNP challenger Stuart Coward. It became the first time a Labor candidate had won the seat of Caloundra.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{s-bef|before=[Mark McArdle](/source/Mark_McArdle)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member for [Caloundra](/source/Electoral_district_of_Caloundra) | years=2020–2024}}
{{s-aft|after=[Kendall Morton](/source/Kendall_Morton)}}
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Category:1970 births
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

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