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Chuck Hopson
Chuck Hopson is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2001 to 2013. He previously served on the Jacksonville City Council, and Jacksonville School Board.
On November 6, 2009, Hopson switched his affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.[1]
Hopson is the Owner/Operator, May Drug, and an independent pharmacist.
He is a member of the Austin Bank Board, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Board, Lon Morris College Board of Trustees, Nan Travis Hospital Foundation Board, National Rifle Association, Texas Pharmacy Association, and Texas State Rifle Association.[2]
Hopson was defeated by Travis Clardy in the July 31, 2012 Republican Primary runoff.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Chuck Hopson served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
2009-2010
- General Investigating & Ethics Committee, Texas House (Chair)
- Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, Texas House
- Public Health Committee, Texas House
Issue positions
On his website Hopson lists a number of his legislative priorities and accomplishments, including:[4]
- Education - "increased funding for our classrooms, a significant pay raise for teachers, accountability, and local control for our public schools."
- Property Taxes - "authored legislation to triple the homestead exemption to $45,000 to significantly lower property taxes for homeowners."
- Healthcare - "worked to improve the health of our children by passing legislation to increase funding for newborn screening, childhood vaccines, and immunizations."
- Public Safety - "joint-authored the “Move Over Act” which requires motor vehicle traffic to slow down in the vicinity of a stationary emergency vehicle, and he fought to give tax credits to volunteer fire-fighter departments that are struggling to pay for new equipment."
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1260 - Relating to a registration program for persons who commit certain intoxication offenses; providing criminal penalties.
- HB 2513 - Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place; providing a criminal penalty.
- HB 2514 - Relating to creating an offense for impersonating a United States citizen
- HB 3337 - Relating to the suspension of a lobbyist registration for failure to pay child support obligations.[5]
Elections
2012
Hopson ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 11. Hopson and Travis Clardy defeated Tony Sevilla in the May 29 primary election and faced off in the July 31 runoff primary. Clardy defeated Hopson.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Chuck Hopson (advanced to runoff) Incumbent |
47.1% | 9,253 |
| Travis Clardy (advanced to runoff) |
46.3% | 9,093 |
| Tony Sevilla | 6.6% | 1,291 |
| Total Votes | 19,637 | |
2010
Hopson won re-election for the 11th District seat.[7]
In the March 2 primary election, Hopson defeated his Republican primary opponents Allan Cain and Michael Banks. Hopson received 9,589 votes in the election while Cain received 3,378 votes, and Banks received 2,691 votes.[8]
In the November 2, 2010, general election Hopson defeated Democrat Richard Hackney.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 11 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Chuck Hopson (R)
|
27,074 | 75.81% | ||
| Richard Hackney (D) | 8,635 | 24.18% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hopson won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas'
11th District, defeating Brian Walker (R) and Paul Bryan (L).[10]
Hopson raised $758,004 for his campaign; Walker raised $377,914.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 11 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Chuck Hopson (D)
|
26,054 | |||
| Brian Walker (R) | 25,934 | |||
| Paul Bryan (L) | 875 | |||
2006
On November 4, 2006, Hopson won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 11, defeating opponents Larry Durrett (R) and Paul "Blue" Story.[12]
Hopson raised $682,405 for his campaign while Durrett raised $860,379 and Story raised $0.[13]
| Texas State House of Representatives, District 3 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Chuck Hopson (D)
|
17,603 | |||
| Larry Durrett (R) | 15,918 | |||
| Paul "Blue" Story (L) | 998 | |||
2004
On November 4, 2004, Hopson won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 11th District, defeating Mike Alberts (R).[14]
Hopson raised $403,035 for his campaign while Walker raised $32,865.[15]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 11 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Chuck Hopson (D)
|
26,885 | |||
| Mike Alberts (R) | 24,123 | |||
2002
On November 4, 2002, Hopson won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 11, unopposed.[16]
Hopson raised $152,462 for his campaign.[17]
| Texas State House of Representatives, District 11 (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Chuck Hopson (D)
|
21,161 | |||
2000
On November 4, 2000, Hopson won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 11th District, defeating Paul Woodard, Jr. (R).[18]
Hopson raised $396,870 for his campaign while Woodard raised $371,444.[19]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 11 (2000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Chuck Hopson (D)
|
21,991 | |||
| Paul Woodard, Jr. (R) | 19,459 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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External links
- Chuck Hopson campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Hopson
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow the Money - Campaign Contributions:2010 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 11 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Chuck Hopson on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Ross Ramsey, "Hopson switches to the Republicans," Texas Tribune, November 6, 2009
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hopson
- ↑ CSPAN "July 31, 2012 Primary Runoff Results"
- ↑ Chuck Hopson Issues
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Hopson
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Results for March 2, 2010 primary in Texas
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 11 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 2006 Election Results, Texas House of Representatives
- ↑ 2006 Texas Election Fundraising, Candidates
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2004
- ↑ District 11 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 2002 Election Results, Texas House of Representatives
- ↑ 2002 Texas Election Fundraising, Candidates
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2000
- ↑ District 11 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 11 2001–2013 |
Succeeded by Travis Clardy (R) |
