Josh Hoover

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Josh Hoover

| image = Member of the California State Assembly Josh Hoover (cropped).jpg

| birth_date =

| party = Republican

| birth_place = Folsom, California, U.S.

| state_assembly = California

| district = 7th

| termstart = December 5, 2022

| spouse = Nicole Ferguson

| children = 3

| predecessor = Ken Cooley

}}

Josh Hoover is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district, which includes the Sacramento County suburbs of Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Folsom, and Citrus Heights. He assumed office on December 5, 2022 after defeating incumbent Democrat Ken Cooley in the November general election.

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.{{Cite web |title=About Josh – Josh Hoover for Assembly |url=https://hooverforassembly.com/about/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |language=en-US}}

Career

Hoover had worked as a legislative aide for 11 years.{{Cite web |last=Zavala |first=Ashley |date=2022-12-01 |title=From legislative staffer to state assemblyman, Joshua Hoover prepares for his new role |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/california-legislative-staffer-state-assemblyman-joshua-hoover-prepares-new-role/42115459 |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=KCRA |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2022-11-29 |title=Despite losing school board races, California conservatives confident in new playbook |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-29/despite-statewide-losses-california-conservatives-say-school-board-wars-arent-over |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} In January 2022, Hoover announced his campaign for the newly drawn 7th Assembly District.{{Cite web |title=Folsom's Hoover to make Assembly run |url=https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/213934/folsoms-hoover-to-make-assembly-run/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=goldcountrymedia.com |language=en}} He placed second in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated long-serving Democratic Assemblyman Ken Cooley in the November general election in an upset.{{Cite web |title=2022 California State Assembly Election Results {{!}} Daily Commercial |url=https://www.dailycommercial.com/elections/results/2022-06-07/state/california/lower/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.dailycommercial.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Folsom's Hoover wins 7th Assembly seat |url=https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/260626/folsoms-hoover-wins-7th-assembly-seat/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=goldcountrymedia.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |author=KCRA Staff |date=2022-11-30 |title=Democrat Ken Cooley concedes to Republican Joshua Hoover in CA State Assembly District 7 race, according to Hoover's office |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/ken-cooley-concedes-josh-hoover-ca-state-assembly-district-7/42102828 |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=KCRA |language=en}} In 2024, he won a second term over Citrus Heights City Councilwoman Porsche Middleton by a 54% to 46% margin.https://citrusheightssentinel.com/2024/11/14/josh-hoover-claims-victory-in-assembly-district-7-race/

Personal life

Hoover lives in Folsom with his wife Nicole and their three children. He is Latino.Alan Nunez, [https://aldianews.com/en/politics/policy/ca-called-out-gop-latinos Four of California’s GOP lawmakers call out exclusion from state’s Latino Caucus], Al Día (December 24, 2022).

Election results

=2022=

{{Election box open primary begin no change

| title = 2022 California's 7th State Assembly district election

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ken Cooley (incumbent)

| votes = 56,949

| percentage = 50.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Josh Hoover

| votes = 38,001

| percentage = 34.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Raymond Riehle

| votes = 9,429

| percentage = 8.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jeffrey Erik Perrine

| votes = 6,214

| percentage = 5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Quintin Toshi Levesque

| votes = 1,249

| percentage = 1.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 111,842

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Josh Hoover

| votes = 83,400

| percentage = 50.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ken Cooley (incumbent)

| votes = 82,009

| percentage = 49.6

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 165,409

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

| loser = California Democratic Party

}}

References

External links

{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 205249 | fec = | congress = }}
[https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Hoover Josh Hoover] at Ballotpedia

Category:Living people

Category:People from Folsom, California

Category:Republican Party members of the California State Assembly

Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni

Category:University of Southern California alumni

Category:American politicians of Mexican descent

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California

Category:21st-century members of the California State Legislature