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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 · 8 documented connections
2
Facts
8
Connections
12
Silences
8
Sources
🧠 Cognitive harm in your donor network
Inferential confidence
Tracked platforms owned by individuals or entities that have donated to this person or organisation.
1 documented harm · Documented
via Peter Thiel (donor)
Rumble
40
1 documented harm · Moderate
via Peter Thiel (donor)
2 documented harms · Documented
via Elon Musk (donor)
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Donor–Legislation Interest Map
No donor mapping with confirmed FEC sourcing is available for this official. 12 inferred mappings derived from party-and-state heuristics have been suppressed pending direct FEC ingestion. Inferred mappings can attribute donors who did not contribute to this individual; they are no longer surfaced as relationships.
Donor Connections (6)
Entity #1 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Entity #3 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Entity #135 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Entity #136 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Entity #117 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Entity #4085 donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
⚡ Analysis
Silence Flags (12 active)
active cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Peter Thiel — interest area: cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation
active space industry & government contracts 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Elon Musk — interest area: space industry & government contracts
active electric vehicle subsidies & energy policy 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Elon Musk — interest area: electric vehicle subsidies & energy policy
active data privacy & surveillance policy 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Robert Mercer — interest area: data privacy & surveillance policy
active conservative media & communications policy 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Robert Mercer — interest area: conservative media & communications policy
active education policy & school choice 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: education policy & school choice
active second amendment & gun rights 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: second amendment & gun rights
active financial deregulation & banking 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Scott Bessent — interest area: financial deregulation & banking
active tax policy & capital gains 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Scott Bessent — interest area: tax policy & capital gains
active oil & gas industry regulation 0d silent
Interested donors: none
House Majority PAC — interest area: oil & gas industry regulation
active energy independence & permitting reform 0d silent
Interested donors: none
House Majority PAC — interest area: energy independence & permitting reform
active defense technology & autonomous weapons 0d silent
Interested donors: none
Peter Thiel — interest area: defense technology & autonomous weapons
PATTERN elected official → [donor] → person 597× PATTERN person → [donor] → elected official 597× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official 27× PATTERN elected official → [donor] → organization 27×
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Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 17d ago · Avg age: 384d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Representative Will Hurd introduced the SMART Act in July 2017, ‍​‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌​‍‍​‍‌drawing upon information from Luckey's Anduril border technology
Date: 2017-07-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026
All Connections (8)
→ Entity #26
policy_advocate confirmed
Arranged informal border testing and introduced legislation based on Anduril technology
→ Entity #13
legislative collaboration primary since 2017
Representative Will Hurd introduced the SMART Act in July 2017, drawing upon information from Luckey's Anduril border technology
← Entity #1
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Entity #3
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Entity #135
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Entity #136
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Entity #117
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Entity #4085
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Positioned to benefit (2)
World events where this entity surfaces as a derived beneficiary via documented connections, donor flows, contracts, or market signals. All events →
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 (8)
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in propublica_congress claim_flag Processed
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in opensecrets claim_flag Processed
2026-04-20 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Will Hurd not found in fec claim_flag Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — Congressional voting record (no results) congressional_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — FEC donations received (no results) fec_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Will Hurd — FEC candidate & committees (no results) fec_record Processed
2017-07-01 ↗ Daily Beast report on Anduril political connections web_search Processed