Peter Brian “Pete” Hegseth is a former United States Army Personnel, who served as a major in the United States Army. He also held the position of executive director of the organization Vets For Freedom, formerly, also serving at Counterinsurgency Training Center, Kabul as senior counterinsurgency instructor with the Minnesota National Guard from 2011-2012. Hegseth currently serves as a contributor on the FOX News Channel and has also contributed to CNN and MSNBC.
Hegseth stood as a candidate for the United States Senate election, Minnesota in 2012 for the Republican Party, but was defeated by Kurt Bills, who was chosen as the Party’s candidate. He also served in the capacity of CEO of the Concerned Veterans for America but later separated from the organization. Hegseth was considered a fore-runner for the position of the head of United States Department of Veteran Affairs in the administration of President Donald Trump, but following objections from major veterans’ groups, his named was dropped and David Shulkin was ultimately elected.
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Early Life and Education
Hegseth was born on 6 June, 1980 in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA to his parents, Penelope and Brian Hegseth and raised in the city of Forest Lake, Minnesota. He is of North American ancestry on both sides of his family.
Hegseth studied at the Forest Lake Area High School in Minnesota. He later enrolled into Princeton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2003. He was the editor of the conservative, student-run publication, Princeton Tory. Hegseth later attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from where he earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy in 2013.
Career Rise
After graduating from Princeton, Hegseth started a career in 2003 in the capacity of an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard. He served as one of the infantry platoon leaders when his unit got called to the Guantánamo Bay in 2004 for which he was awarded and Army Commendation Medal. After Hegseth returned from Cuba, he voluntarily served in Baghdad as an infantry platoon leader and was named the civil–military operations officer while serving in Samarra. He also fought in the Iraq War and was given several honours and medals including Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, and another Army Commendation Medal. Before he was deployed to the National Guard service, Hegseth worked at Bear Stearns as a civilian.
After Hegseth returned from Iraq, he worked at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research briefly. In 2007, he started working at Vets For Freedom in the capacity of an executive director and continued in the position until 2010. He simultaneously served as a military analyst for Fox News Channel, and made several television appearances on channels like FOX, MSNBC and CNN. Hegseth also serves on the Council on Foreign Relations as a term member and regularly contributes to the National Review Online. He also authors several editorials for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and New York Post.
Wife and Children
Hegseth has been married twice. He was first married to his high school sweetheart Meredith Schwarz in 2004 but the marriage only lasted until 2009, when the couple officially split.
with wife Samantha Hegseth
Hegseth then entered into a relationship with Samantha Hegseth and the couple tied the knot in 2010. Together they have three sons named Gunner, Boone and Rex Hegseth.
Pete Hegseth – Salary and Net Worth
As a Fox News contributor, Hegseth earns an annual salary of $250,000 and has an estimated net worth of approximately $3 Million.
