ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə bˌiːɪŋ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hˈʌnt wʌz dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːni fɔːɹ nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪt hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɔːɹ sˈɪkstiːn jˈɪɹz, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ.
In addition to being a member of Congress, Hunt was district attorney for New Orleans, member of the state House of Representative for sixteen years, and later a judge.