Josh Hoover
Josh Hoover | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district | |
Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ken Cooley |
Personal details | |
Born | Folsom, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nicole Ferguson |
Children | 3 |
Josh Hoover is an American politician serving as a member of the
Early life and education
Hoover was born in Folsom, California. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.[1]
Career
Hoover had worked as a legislative aide for 11 years.[2] Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, Hoover was the Chief of Staff for California State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley. He also served on the Folsom Cordova Unified School Board.[3] In January 2022, Hoover announced his campaign for the newly drawn 7th Assembly District.[4] He placed second in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated long-serving Democratic Assemblyman Ken Cooley in the November general election in an upset.[5][6][7]
Personal life
Hoover lives in Folsom with his wife Nicole and their three children.[1] He is Latino.[8]
Election results
2022
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 56,949 | 50.9 | |
Republican | Josh Hoover | 38,001 | 34.0 | |
Republican | Raymond Riehle | 9,429 | 8.4 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Erik Perrine | 6,214 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Quintin Toshi Levesque | 1,249 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 111,842 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Josh Hoover | 83,400 | 50.4 | |
Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 82,009 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 165,409 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
References
- ^ a b "About Josh – Josh Hoover for Assembly". Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Zavala, Ashley (2022-12-01). "From legislative staffer to state assemblyman, Joshua Hoover prepares for his new role". KCRA. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Despite losing school board races, California conservatives confident in new playbook". Los Angeles Times. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Folsom's Hoover to make Assembly run". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "2022 California State Assembly Election Results | Daily Commercial". www.dailycommercial.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Folsom's Hoover wins 7th Assembly seat". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ KCRA Staff (2022-11-30). "Democrat Ken Cooley concedes to Republican Joshua Hoover in CA State Assembly District 7 race, according to Hoover's office". KCRA. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Alan Nunez, Four of California’s GOP lawmakers call out exclusion from state’s Latino Caucus , Al Día (December 24, 2022).