Josh Hoover

Not to be confused with Josh Hoover (American football).

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.

Josh Hoover
Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 5, 2022
Preceded by	Ken Cooley
Personal details
Born	Folsom, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nicole Ferguson
Children	3

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

2022 California's 7th State Assembly district election

Primary election
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

1. "About Josh – Josh Hoover for Assembly". Retrieved 2022-12-06.
2. Zavala, Ashley (2022-12-01). "From legislative staffer to state assemblyman, Joshua Hoover prepares for his new role". KCRA. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
3. "Despite losing school board races, California conservatives confident in new playbook". Los Angeles Times. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
4. "Folsom's Hoover to make Assembly run". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
5. "2022 California State Assembly Election Results | Daily Commercial". www.dailycommercial.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
6. "Folsom's Hoover wins 7th Assembly seat". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
7. 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.
8. Alan Nunez, Four of California’s GOP lawmakers call out exclusion from state’s Latino Caucus, Al Día (December 24, 2022).

External links

• Profile at Vote Smart
• Josh Hoover at Ballotpedia