Jennifer Cunningham Rauchet, also known as Jennifer Rauchet Hegseth, was born on January 30, 1985, in the United States. She is Caucasian and Christian. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Towson University in Maryland. Rauchet began her career as a producer at WPIX-TV in 2001 and joined Fox News in 2006, where she served as an executive producer for programs including Fox & Friends Weekend, Watters' World, and Fox Nation. She produced documentaries such as Heroes of Hamburger Hill (2020), The Miseducation of America (2022), and Poison Ivy (2024). She married Pete Hegseth in 2019 at Trump National Golf Club and left Fox News in late 2024 or early 2025 to focus on family. She has three children from a previous marriage: daughter Kenzie and sons Jackson and Luke. With Hegseth, she has a daughter, Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Hegseth (born August 16, 2017). The blended family totals seven children. Her Instagram is @jennycdot. In April 2025, Rauchet was included in a private Signal group chat discussing sensitive U.S. military strike details on Yemen Houthi targets, alongside Hegseth's brother and attorney, drawing scrutiny for a non-government official's access (reported by The New York Times). This prompted an investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal messaging to share such sensitive details with his wife, brother, and personal attorney. She accompanied Hegseth to meetings with foreign military officials and publicly supported him during his 2024 sexual assault allegations via Instagram.