Table of Biography
Samantha Hegseth is a famous personality who was a member of the Fox News Channel. Samantha Hegseth is also formerly the second wife of Pete Hegseth who served as an Army National Guard officer and executive director of Veteran Freedom.
Early Life and Childhood
The birth date of Samantha Hegseth is January 1, 1970, and her birthplace is Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is now 54 years old. Her maiden name is Samantha Deering. Similarly, she holds an American nationality and her zodiac sign is Gemini.
Career and Professional Life
Samantha Hegseth was first a member of the Vets For Freedom organization which is a political advocacy that began in 2006. It is an organization founded by war veterans. They supported Joseph Lieberman who served as a senator previously. The organization gets massive amounts of cash for its campaigns and is funded by the popular Koch brothers.
The organization also gets donations from Sheldon Adelson who is a famous casino magnate. While working for this company she got to know Pete Hegseth as he was the executive director of the organization.
Her husband, Pete Hegseth, is an American politician and journalist. He is popular as an executive director of Vets For Freedom. Additionally, between the years 2011-2012, he was a senior counterinsurgency trainer at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul with the Minnesota National Guard. Currently, his profession is a FOX News Channel contributor.
Moreover, he has also been part of many campaigns and interviewed President Donald Trump. He got criticized for not questioning Trump albeit many of his claims were false. Hegseth openly criticizes many newspaper companies.
Samantha Hegseth – Net Worth 2024
Her net worth is $3 million. As she was a part of Fox Channel herself and also was working in a popular organization she is living a comfortable life. She is currently not in the spotlight however she is working hard to take care of her kids.
Her wealth has been elevated thanks to the success of and divorce from her former husband, who has a net worth of over $3 million. As she continues her career, it’s expected that her wealth also will still increase.
Samantha Hegseth – Relationship Status
Samantha Hegseth was happily married to Pete Hegseth. The couple got to know each other through their mutual friends and eventually fell for each other. Pete divorced his first wife, Meredith Schwarz and he was finding it pretty hard to “move on” in his personal life. The couple got married to each other in June 2010 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. Pete Hegseth’s first marriage came to an end because he had an affair with his colleague.
Even after being in a marital stage with her, Pete had an affair with his colleague. He has been accused of having an extra-marital affair with a Fox producer named Ratchet. Sources also say that he has a child with Ratchet.
After knowing about this, she filed the divorce in September 2017 in Minnesota. The couple separated one month before the birth of their daughter, Jennifer Cunningham Rauchet (August 2017). Despite their separation, she and Pete are proud of their children. They together have three children and they are Gunner, Boone, and Rex live in Minnesota.
Pete had his fourth child, Gwen who is a daughter in August 2017 with his love, Jennifer Cunningham Ratchet. Their sons, Gunner, Boone, and Rex also attended the Eagle Book Church and went to Liberty Classical Academy following in the footsteps of his parents.
Caption: Samantha Hegseth with her ex-husband (source: Affair Post)
Scandal
Samantha’s ex-husband was involved in some controversies in his career. At a live broadcast of “Fox & Friends” in 2015, Pete threw a double-bit lumberjack ax that missed a wooden target and hit a drummer of the West Point Hellcats across the elbow, closely missed being struck by the ax’s sharp end directly but still achieved cuts. This was a violation of the coordination between the band and Fox, as there was an agreement to not throw any axes while the band was performing.
Also, Pete was formerly the chief executive director of another approved group named Concerned Veterans for America, which was sponsored by the billionaire Koch brothers. During that time, he recruited his brother Philip and rewarded him with $108,000 within a year. He also spent a good portion of the group’s resources on Christmas parties for families and friends, more than the group spent on candidates. He has also made fun of “The New York Times” for their limited coverage of the capture of five ISIS leaders, even though it was that very publication that shattered the story in the first place.
Body Measurement
Regarding Samantha’s body measurement, her weight is 55 kg and her height is 5 feet 5 inches. Her body measurements are 34-28-35 inches. Samantha Hegseth has a pair of dark brown eyes and dark brown hair color. Moreover, she wears a bra size 32 B and a shoe size 6 UK. She is a fitness Freak as well and likes to do yoga, hiking, and cardio.
Social Media
Talking about her social media presence, Samantha Hegseth is not active on any social media. She neither uses Instagram nor Twitter or Facebook. It seems like she is not an attention seeker and does not want any unnecessary attention. For now, she is busy living a peaceful life with her children.