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Will Hurd

Elected Official
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX) who facilitated early Anduril border testing
Tracked:Former U.S. Representative (R-TX) who facilitated early Anduril border testing · 9 documented connections
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Facts
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Connections
12
Silences
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Sources
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1 documented harm · Documented
via Peter Thiel (donor)
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1 documented harm · Moderate
via Peter Thiel (donor)
2 documented harms · Documented
via Elon Musk (donor)
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Donor Connections (6)
Peter Thiel donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Elon Musk donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Robert Mercer donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Rebekah Mercer donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Scott Bessent donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
House Majority PAC donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
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Silence Flags (12 active)
active cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation 0d silent
Interested donors: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel — interest area: cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation
active space industry & government contracts 0d silent
Interested donors: Elon Musk
Elon Musk — interest area: space industry & government contracts
active electric vehicle subsidies & energy policy 0d silent
Interested donors: Elon Musk
Elon Musk — interest area: electric vehicle subsidies & energy policy
active data privacy & surveillance policy 0d silent
Interested donors: Robert Mercer
Robert Mercer — interest area: data privacy & surveillance policy
active conservative media & communications policy 0d silent
Interested donors: Robert Mercer
Robert Mercer — interest area: conservative media & communications policy
active education policy & school choice 0d silent
Interested donors: Rebekah Mercer
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: education policy & school choice
active second amendment & gun rights 0d silent
Interested donors: Rebekah Mercer
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: second amendment & gun rights
active financial deregulation & banking 0d silent
Interested donors: Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent — interest area: financial deregulation & banking
active tax policy & capital gains 0d silent
Interested donors: Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent — interest area: tax policy & capital gains
active oil & gas industry regulation 0d silent
Interested donors: House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC — interest area: oil & gas industry regulation
active energy independence & permitting reform 0d silent
Interested donors: House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC — interest area: energy independence & permitting reform
active defense technology & autonomous weapons 0d silent
Interested donors: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel — interest area: defense technology & autonomous weapons
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Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 178d ago · Avg age: 502d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
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✓ verified Primary Source Representative Will Hurd introduced the SMART Act in July 2017, drawing upon information from Luckey's Anduril border technology
All Connections (9)
→ Anduril Industries company
policy_advocate confirmed
Arranged informal border testing and introduced legislation based on Anduril technology
→ Palmer Luckey person
collaboration primary since 2017
Representative Will Hurd introduced the SMART Act in July 2017, drawing upon information from Luckey's Anduril border technology
← Peter Thiel person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Elon Musk person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Robert Mercer person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Rebekah Mercer person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Scott Bessent person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← House Majority PAC organization
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
former_member primary since 2015
Will Hurd served as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Positioned to benefit (2)
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Contract holder AI Inference Pending evidence 2024-03-01
Musk sues OpenAI alleging breach of founding agreement
donor relationship to Elon Musk — Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics).
Donor / recipient AI Inference Pending evidence 2024-03-01
Musk sues OpenAI alleging breach of founding agreement
Documented recipient of donor support from Elon Musk on Space industry & government contracts.
Sources (10)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in propublica_congress claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in opensecrets claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Congressional voting record (no results) congressional_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — FEC candidate & committees (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-07-01 ↗ Daily Beast report on Anduril political connections web_search Processed 📜 Receipt