Allan O. Hunter

Allan Oakley Hunter (June 15, 1916 – May 2, 1995) was an American lawyer and politician. Hunter, a Republican, served as the United States representative for California's 9th congressional district from 1951 to 1953 and for California's 12th congressional district from 1953 to 1955.

After his stint in elective office, Hunter served as the president and chairman of the Federal National Mortgage Association (commonly known as Fannie Mae) from 1970 to 1981. After graduating from the college in 1937, Hunter attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and graduated from there with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1940.

Early career After being admitted to the bar the same year, he became a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation until 1944.

In 1952, Hunter was a delegate from California in the Republican National Convention.

In the 1954 House election, Hunter faced a tough re-election against political newcomer Democrat Bernice F. Sisk. Sisk defeated Hunter in the election with a 53.8%-46.2% majority.

Career after Congress After losing his re-election bid, he became the general counsel with the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington, D.C., the following year. He served in that position until July 1957 when he resigned in order to continue his law practice in Fresno.

Three years later, he was again a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. In 1978, tension started to rise between Hunter and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Patricia Roberts Harris. Harris specifically felt that the organization was too concerned about making money and "too unconcerned with stimulating mortgage lending for low-income housing in the cities." After Maxwell left a $7.56 million yearly salary with Fannie Mae and retired with a $19.6 million pension, Hunter said, "Executive compensation at Fannie Mae has run amok." Hunter himself retired with a $80,000 pension in 1981, and said that he believed that the CEOs of government-backed corporations shouldn't make the million-dollar salaries found in the private sector.

Death Hunter died on May 2, 1995, in a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, after a heart attack.

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