Pete Hegseth BIO
Pete Hegseth is a conservative American journalist and author working for FOX News Channel (FNC) serving as a host. He co-hosts a weekend program FOX & Friends Weekend from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET alongside Lawrence Jones, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Steve Doocy. He joined the FNC team in 2014 as a contributor.
How Old is Pete Hegseth?
Hegseth birth name is Peter Brian Hegseth and is 44 years old as of 2024. He is a native of Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States, born on June 6, 1980. However, he celebrates his birthday on June 6th every year.
Pete Hegseth Education
Hegseth attended Forest Lake Area High School, a public four-year high school based in Forest LakeMinnesota, United States. He later moved to Princeton, New Jersey, and joined Princeton University. He graduated in 2003 with a bachelor of arts. Additionally, he also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts. He graduated in 2013 with a master’s in public policy.
Pete Hegseth Fox News Career
Hegseth is currently working at FOX News Channel (FNC) serving as a host. He co-hosts a weekend program FOX & Friends Weekend from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET alongside Lawrence Jones, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Steve Doocy. He joined the FNC team in 2014 as a contributor. Previously, he hosted the five-part series The Miseducation of America on Fox Nation Specials. Recently, he served as the host of the fourth annual FOX Nation Patriot Awards.
During FNC’s tenure, Hegseth has mainly provided commentary and analysis across the FNC’s primetime and daytime programming. Moreover, he has covered New Year coverage by hosting the 2023 All-American New Year alongside his FOX & Friends Weekend co-hosts live from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2020, he co-hosted the New Year special alongside Lisa Kennedy Montgomery and interviewed then-President Donald Trump.
Early Career
Before joining FNC, Hegseth worked as a Contributor (NRO) at National Review from 2008 to 2016. Also, he spent three years and six months as the CEO of Concerned Veterans for America from Jul 2012 to December 2015. Previously, he served at the Center of the American Experiment in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul as a senior fellow. Moreover, he worked as a real contributor at the Real Blaze in New York from August 2013 to February 2014. Also, he spent five years as an executive director at Vets for Freedom starting May 2007.
Prior to working as an executive director, Hegseth was the Senior Instructor (Counterinsurgency Training Center Afghanistan) at the ISAF in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was deployed with the Minnesota Army National Guard. In addition, he was a policy specialist at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Moreover, he was an infantry platoon leader and civil-military operations officer at the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army in Baghdad and Samarra, Iraq.
Notably, Hegseth served as an Equity Capital Markets Analyst for Bear Stearns Companies from 2004 to 2006. Finally, he worked at the New Jersey National Guard in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as an Infantry Platoon Leader for one year starting in 2004. However, he earned a Combat Infantryman Badge and two Bronze Stars for his time in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Pete Hegseth’s Height
Hegseth has an approximate height of 6 feet, 0 inches (1.83 m)
Who is Pete Hegseth’s wife?
Hegseth has been married thrice as of 2024. He married his first wife Meredith Schwarz in 2004 and after five years the two got divorced in 2009. One year later after the divorce, he married his second wife Samantha Deering in 2010 and divorced in 2017. During the seven years of marriage, the two gave life to three children, Boone, Gunner, and Rex.
Hegseth current wife is Jennifer Cunningham Rauchet, a Fox executive producer. The two married in 2019 at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. Two years before the two got married, they had a daughter Gwen in August 2017. However, the couple lives in Middle Tennessee alongside their seven children.
Who are Pete Hegseth’s parents and siblings?
Hegseth was born in Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States to his parents Brian Hegseth(father) and Penny Hegseth(mother). He grew up in Wyoming, Minnesota alongside his two younger brothers. However, he has not disclosed much about his family at large but an update will be made once the information is available.
Pete Hegseth’s kids
Hegseth is a proud father of seven awesome children and out of the seven, four are his biological while three are stepchildren. He has three children with his second wife Samantha including Boone, Gunner, and Rex. Moreover, he has a daughter with his current wife Jennifer named Gwen Hegseth, born in August 2017. However, he is a stepdad to Jennifer’s other three children Kenzie, Jackson, and Luke. The big family of nine lives in Middle Tennessee alongside their seven children.
How Much Does Pete Hegseth Earn?
Hegseth has an average salary range of between $30,000 and $50,000.
Pete Hegseth’s Net Worth
Hegseth has an estimated net worth of $1 million to $5 million. His principal source of income is mainly associated with working as a journalist.
Pete Hegseth Books
Away from Hegseth’s television career, he is also the author of three books including
- In the Arena published in 2016
- American Crusade published in 2020
- Battle for the American Mind published in 2022
Pete Hegseth’s Social Media Accounts
Hegseth has frequently used social media sites, such as Twitter @PeteHegseth with more than 167.8k followers, Instagram petehegseth with more than 346k followers, and Facebook Peter Hegseth with more than 125.9k followers.