Pete Hegseth was born on June 6, 1980, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is of American nationality and White ethnicity. The media personality’s parents are Brian Hegseth (father), and Penelope Hegseth (mother). His full names are Peter Brian Hegseth. There is little information about his siblings. This article tells you about Pete Hegseth’s wife, Children, Net worth, and salary.
He went to Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minnesota and completed in 1999. The veteran went on to the prestigious, Princeton University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2003. Pete went ahead to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Cambridge, MA in 2013. At Princeton, he was an editor of a student-run publication.
The military man worked in the US army. Cuba and Iraq came calling. He is now a famous politician and journalist. He has worked in Fox News for several years as a political analyst. Pete is also an author.
Net worth and salary
Pete Hegseth’s net worth is $ 3 million. This wealth comes from his salaries across his career from the army, TV, and politics.
Army Officer, Pete Hegseth net worth is $3 million
He is also an author who earns an income from his book’s sale
Pete Hegseth developed his career while attending Princeton University, where he was an editor of, Princeton Tory, a conservative student publication.
After graduation, Pete joined Bear Stearns, as an equity analyst and later was hired as a trainee officer in the U.S. Army National Guard in 2003. In 2004 his troop was deployed to Guantánamo Bay, where he served as an infantry platoon leader. An Army Commendation Medal came calling after his exemplary performance.
Pete Hegseth as a trainee officer in the U.S. Army National Guard
Just after returning from Cuba, Pete offered to serve in Baghdad and Samarra, where he led the team again. Later in Samarra, he served as a civil-military operations officer. In his time in Iraq, he was accorded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and a second Army Commendation Medal.
He worked as the CEO of Concerned Veterans for America. He hired his brother, Philip, paying him a salary of $108,000. That was a very high salary as per the roles he had been accorded.
Peter Hegseth was also listed to head the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, but this didn’t come to fruition.
From the year 2007 to 2010 he worked as a Fox Fox News Channel military analyst and had a lot of television presence on the Fox News Channel, CNN, and MSNBC. He currently works as a Fox News Channel Contributor.
Pete has also authored many publications in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Post, and The Washington Times
Pete Hegseth ran for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012. He lost to Kurt Bills.
He is very active on social media where he has over 155 k followers on his Twitter account and more than 45 k followers on his Instagram account.
Pete’s relation with President Donald Trump
Pete Hegseth has had a good relationship with President Donald Trump. He was once pictured with Trump having dinner in The White House. Trump considered Pete as the head of Veterans Affairs, a move that was rejected by other veterans.
Pete Hegseth with Donald Trump at Whitehouse
In the 2016 Republican primaries he backed Marco Rubio, then Ted Cruz and finally Donald Trump. He is a strong Trump supporter. He has continually defended Trump in the claims of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
Drummer Sues Pete Hegseth
In June 2015, Pete was involved in an incident that hurt a drummer, Jeff Prosperie, who was a member if West Point Hellcats.
He threw an ax to the bull eye target during the shooting of a show. The ax missed the target and flew over to one of the drummers who was standing behind it.
The drummer was hit on his right outer elbow, an incident he really condemned.
Fox News apologized to Jeff, who didn’t take it lightly. He declined the medical assistance offered to him. Years later, he went ahead to sue Pete Hegseth for damages.
Pete Hegseth from Fox & Friends show
The case stated that “Fox & Friends”, were negligent in planning their ax-tossing event. He stated that Pete was extremely careless in throwing the ax. He said Pete was never trained on the sport and he never thought about any other person when he did the careless action in public.
Pete Hegseth is Married to Wife Samantha Hegseth after divorce from First Wife, Meredith Schwarz.
Pete Hegseth has been married twice in his life. Pete had been married to Meredith Schwarz in 2004. He met his first wife Meredith after graduating from Princeton University. Their marriage lasted for 5 years, after which they divorced.
Pete Hegseth with his wife Samantha Hegseth
He later married to Samantha Hegseth for about 7 years. Pete and Samantha wed on June 2010 in Washington DC. The wedding was held St. John’s Episcopal Church. They have four children together.
Pete Hegseth son Gunner and Boone
Their firstborn son is Gunner, second born son, Boone, the third son, Rex and last born daughter, Gwendolyn.
Pete Hegseth daughter Gwendolyn
Samantha filed for a divorce in 2017. Pete was reportedly having an affair with a Fox News’ producer, Jennifer Rauchet. They were working together on the show. In the same year, an unknown person shares a picture of Pete Hegseth, Jennifer Rauchet, together with two other Fox News members, attending a dinner with President Donald Trump, in White House.
Gwen is his fourth daughter. The girl’s mother his lover, Jennifer Cunningham Rauchet.
Pete Hegseth Measurements.
Height and weight
Pete is a tall gentleman who measures 6 feet and weighs 77kg. He has black hair and his eyes are hazel blue.
Pete Hegseth height is 6 feet
| Pete Hegseth wiki-bio | Description |
| Full name | Peter Brian Hegseth |
| Nickname | Pete Hegseth |
| Date of birth (age) | June 06, 1980 (38 years) |
| Birthplace | Minnesota, USA |
| Net worth | $3 million |
| Mother | Penelope Hegseth |
| Father | Brian Hegseth |
| Ethnicity/Race | White |
| Career | TV host |
| Nationality | American |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Samantha Hegseth |
| Children | 4 (Gunner, Boone, Rex, and Gwendolyn) |
| Height | 6 feet 0 inches |
| Weight | 77 Kg |
