Pete Hegseth Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Peter Brian Hegseth
Profession(s)	Television Presenter, Author, Army National Guard Officer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 1" (185 cm)
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Military Career
Service/Branch	United States Army
Rank	Major
Service Years	2003-present
Unit	Minnesota Army National Guard
Military Decorations, Badges	• Combat Infantryman Badge • Bronze Star (Two Times) • Army Commendation Medal (Two Times) • National Defense Service Medal • Afghanistan Campaign Medal • Iraq Campaign Medal • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal • Expert Infantryman Badge
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 June 1980 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	44 Years
Birthplace	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
School	Forest Lake Area High School, Minnesota
College/University	• Princeton University, New Jersey • John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Princeton University (1999-2003) • Master of Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009-2013)
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Norwegian
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Political Inclination	Republican
Hobbies	Travelling, Trekking
Tattoo(s)	On Right Chest: Jerusalem Cross Tattoo On Right Hand On Right Forearm On Right Bicep:
Controversy	Accused of mocking a News Company In May 2018, Pete was accused by The New York Times for mocking their company in his chat show Fox and Friends. He stated "failing New York Times" for not covering the news of five ISIS leaders who were captured. The news company claimed that the news was covered by them in an earlier edition of the newspaper and not on the newspaper that was shown in the show.[1]The Hill
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Samantha Deering • Jennifer Rauchet (Executive Producer at Fox News)
Marriage Date	First Wife: Year, 2004 Second Wife: Year, 2010 Third Wife: 17 August 2019
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife: Meredith Schwarz (m.2004 - div.2009) Second Wife: Samantha Deering (m.2010 - div.2017) Third Wife: Jennifer Rauchet (m.2019)
Children	Son(s)- 5 • Gunner (from second wife) • Bonne (from second wife) • Rex (from second wife) • Kenzie (from third wife) • Jackson (from third wife) • Luke (from third wife) Daughter(s)- 2 • Gwen (from third wife) • Ridge(from third wife)
Parents	Father- Brian Hegseth Mother- Penelope Hegseth
Siblings	Brother- 2 • Philip Hegseth • Nathaniel Hegseth

Some of the Lesser Known Facts About Pete Hegseth

• During his undergraduate days at Princeton University, he participated in conservative and Republican politics.

• In 2004, he joined the New Jersey National Guard as an infantry platoon leader (Joint Task Force-Guantanamo) in Cuba and worked until 2005.

• In 2004, he joined Bear Stearns Companies as an equity capital markets analyst and worked until 2006.

• In 2005, he joined the 101st Airborne Division in the U.S. Army in Iraq as an infantry platoon leader and civil-military operations officer and served until 2006.
  

  A still of Pete Hegseth during his duty in Iraq

• In 2007, he worked as a policy specialist at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

• In May 2007, he joined Vets for Freedom as an executive director and worked until June 2012.

• In 2008, he joined National Review as a contributor (NRO) and worked until 2016.

• In June 2011, he joined the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Kabul, Afghanistan as a senior counterinsurgency instructor and worked until March 2012.

• In 2011, he joined the Center of the American Experiment as a senior fellow and worked until 2015.

• In July 2012, he joined Concerned Veterans for America as a CEO and worked until December 2015.

• In August 2013, he joined The Blaze as a real news contributor in New York and worked until February 2013.

• In 2014, he joined Fox News as a contributor.

• By 2016, he was promoted to the rank of major and was posted to the Army Individual Ready Resereve.

• Prior to the selection of David Shulkin in 2017, he was supposed to lead the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the first administration of Donald Trump.

• In 2017, he started hosting the chat show Fox & Friends, which aired on Fox News.
  

  A still of Pete Hegseth from the chat show Fox & Friends Weekend (2023)

• In December 2018, he appeared as a co-host on the TV show All American New Year, which aired on Fox News.

• He appeared on the TV show Unfiltered with Dan Bongino (2021-2023) as a guest, which aired on Fox News.

• Thereafter, he appeared on various news channels as a TV presenter such as CNN and MSNBC.

• In 2012, he was nominated for the U.S. Senate seat from the Republican party.

• On 14 June 2015, while filming a live TV segment in honour of Flag Day he threw an axe accidentally at a West Point drummer. Later, the drummer reported he had minor injuries.

• In 2016, he became a strong supporter and advisor of Donald Trump.
  

  Pete Hegseth with Donald Trump

• Before supporting Donald Trump, he backed Marco Rubio and later Ted Cruz during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.

• In 2018, he started working as a public speaker at Premiere Speakers Bureau in Nashville, Tennessee.

• In 2020, he was part of one of the up-to-25,000 National Guard troops run by the Pentagon. Later, he was removed from the mission to protect the inauguration of President Joe Biden as he was found linked to right-wing militia groups and posted extremist views online. Thereafter, Hegseth claimed that he was removed from the mission for having a Jerusalem Cross tattoo.

• Some of the books that he has written are American Crusade (2020), Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation (2022), and The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free (2024).
  

  Pete Hegseth holding his book American Crusade (2020)

• He knows horse riding.
  

  Pete Hegseth riding a horse with his family

• In November 2024, he was nominated by Donald Trump for Secretary of Defense.