Margaret (Maggie) Hunt

Name: Margaret (Maggie) Hunt

Hometown: Fertile, Minnesota

Local SDRW club: Meade County Republican Women

Where were you born? Crookston, Minnesota

Occupation: CLS MT. Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Technologist, Clinic  

Nursing in the 60's and 70's.

Tell us about your family: We have 5 living children (lost a baby boy at birth). Michele Hunt Mueller, Greg Hunt, Colette Decker, Elizabeth Hunt Solmon and Charlie Hunt. We have 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. We are blessed.

Tell us why you belong to SDFRW and feel free to share any special activities and/or committees you have been involved with: I am a lifetime Republican. I wanted to join Republican Women when I retired. I have enjoyed learning more about politics, serving a term as secretary and currently I am the Treasurer which I really enjoy.

Hobbies and other volunteer organizations: My hobbies would be gardening and reading. I am active in church alter society and circle, Women’s Sorority and Sturgis Hospital Auxiliary.

List a few fun or interesting things about yourself: My life has been helping raise 5 busy, social, athletic, wonderful children and working a full forty-hour week for 46 years. I retired at age 74. I have been and am an officer in all organizations I belong to. I loved our patients, Docs and my profession. I have a good sense of humor and love a good laugh!

Who is your favorite Republican and why: Trey Gowdy. I feel he is a very intelligent Lawyer, a Christian, good family man. I hope he gets back into politics in a very important position someday.

Favorite quote or Bible verse: John 13:34. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another as I have loved you. That you also love one another.