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Joseph Hooe
Joseph Hooe (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 44A. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Joseph Hooe was born in Arbutus, Maryland, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He graduated from Andover High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business and management from Johns Hopkins University.[2] Hooe's career experience includes working as the president of The Tire Network Incorporated.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A
Incumbent Eric Ebersole defeated Joseph Hooe in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Ebersole (D) | 62.4 | 6,727 |
 | Joseph Hooe (R) | 37.5 | 4,041 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 10,777 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A
Incumbent Eric Ebersole advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Ebersole | 100.0 | 2,993 |
| Total votes: 2,993 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A
Joseph Hooe defeated Brian J. Noon in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 44A on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Hooe | 68.2 | 824 |
| Brian J. Noon | 31.8 | 385 | ||
| Total votes: 1,209 | |||
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2018
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 12
Clarence Lam defeated Joseph Hooe in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clarence Lam (D) | 66.1 | 32,730 |
| Joseph Hooe (R) | 33.8 | 16,747 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 49,523 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12
Clarence Lam defeated Mary Kay Sigaty in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarence Lam | 72.6 | 9,658 |
| Mary Kay Sigaty | 27.4 | 3,651 | ||
| Total votes: 13,309 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12
Joseph Hooe advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Hooe | 100.0 | 3,068 |
| Total votes: 3,068 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Chris Van Hollen |
60.9% | 1,659,907 | |
| Republican | Kathy Szeliga | 35.7% | 972,557 | |
| Green | Margaret Flowers | 3.3% | 89,970 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 3,736 | |
| Total Votes | 2,726,170 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Van Hollen |
53.2% | 470,320 | ||
| Donna Edwards | 38.9% | 343,620 | ||
| Freddie Dickson | 1.7% | 14,856 | ||
| Theresa Scaldaferri | 1.5% | 13,178 | ||
| Violet Staley | 1.2% | 10,244 | ||
| Lih Young | 1% | 8,561 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.9% | 7,912 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe | 0.8% | 7,161 | ||
| Blaine Taylor | 0.7% | 5,932 | ||
| Ed Tinus | 0.3% | 2,560 | ||
| Total Votes | 884,344 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Szeliga |
35.6% | 135,337 | ||
| Chris Chaffee | 13.7% | 52,066 | ||
| Chrys Kefalas | 9.6% | 36,340 | ||
| Richard Douglas | 7.6% | 29,007 | ||
| Dave Wallace | 6.1% | 23,226 | ||
| Sean Connor | 5.7% | 21,727 | ||
| Lynn Richardson | 5.5% | 20,792 | ||
| John Graziani | 4.4% | 16,722 | ||
| Greg Holmes | 4.3% | 16,148 | ||
| Mark McNicholas | 2.6% | 9,988 | ||
| Joseph Hooe | 2.2% | 8,282 | ||
| Anthony Seda | 1% | 3,873 | ||
| Richard Shawver | 0.8% | 3,155 | ||
| Garry Yarrington | 0.8% | 2,988 | ||
| Total Votes | 379,651 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Eric Ebersole, Terri L. Hill and Clarence K. Lam defeated Brian S. Bailey, Jay Fred Cohen, Rebecca P. Dongarra, Michael Gisriel, Renee McGuirk-Spence, Adam Sachs and Nick Stewart in the Democratic primary, while Gordon Bull, Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe and Rick Martel were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ebersole, Hill and Lam defeated Bull, Hooe and Martel for three seats in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Ebersole |
19% | 19,274 | |
| Democratic | Terri L. Hill |
18.9% | 19,236 | |
| Democratic | Clarence K. Lam |
18.3% | 18,568 | |
| Republican | Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe | 15.9% | 16,171 | |
| Republican | Rick Martel | 14.1% | 14,290 | |
| Republican | Gordon Bull | 13.9% | 14,146 | |
| Total Votes | 101,685 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Clarence K. Lam |
21.3% | 6,307 |
| Terri L. Hill |
20.5% | 6,059 |
| Eric Ebersole |
14.9% | 4,427 |
| Rebecca P. Dongarra | 12.8% | 3,782 |
| Nick Stewart | 10.1% | 2,991 |
| Renee McGuirk-Spence | 6.4% | 1,908 |
| Brian S. Bailey | 5.3% | 1,576 |
| Michael Gisriel | 4.2% | 1,246 |
| Adam Sachs | 2.5% | 747 |
| Jay Fred Cohen | 2% | 580 |
| Total Votes | 29,623 | |
2010
Hooe ran against David Aughenbaugh, Brian Matulonis and Albert Nalley in the September 14 primary, coming in first.
Hooe came in third in the general election on November 2, 2010, losing to Democratic incumbents Steven DeBoy, Sr. and James Malone, Jr..[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph Hooe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph Hooe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hooe's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
First,I will increase funding for school construction. Second, I will submit legislation to create an immigrant pay to work program whereby all undocumented workers in Maryland will be allowed to buy a temporary right to work and pay taxes. And third, I will put a stop to the rich hedge fund managers who are currently making billions to mismanage our state employees pension fund.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
As Maryland State Inspector, I went to Capitol Hill to fight the Maglev train path that destroyed communities and to eliminate sagging CSX utility poles, and I took on Goodyear to help protect the rights of small businesses. I discovered that the Maryland State Pension and Retirement System has severely underperformed for the past decade—failing our teachers, police, and firemen—and wasted billions of dollars in fees to high-priced hedge fund managers who grossly mismanaged it (Washington Post). The worst part is, Delegate Clarence Lam sits on the Pension Oversight Committee that ignored this problem, doing nothing despite dozens of states reforming their pension funds. I have legislation ready to fix the pension; address undocumented workers using a pay to work program to monitor and tax them while keeping law abiders from being deported; issue an overdevelopment moratorium until our schools, highways, and storm water systems pass inspection, protecting both education and the Chesapeake Bay; and restore prescription drugs for our seniors. I am a Maryland State Inspector, husband, father, and trusted business owner who has endorsed Republican Governor Larry Hogan's free community college plan, joining a bipartisan wave of support that includes Democratic Baltimore City Councilwoman Rikki Spector's endorsement. Vote: JOE HOOE FOR DISTRICT 12 STATE SENATOR CLARENCE LAM DOESN'T DESERVE A PROMOTION!
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
I believe our elected officials should be honest, accessible and willing to do the work.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I have served our communities as a husband, father, Johns Hopkins graduate, trusted small businessman, volunteer fireman, Maryland State Inspector and past trustee of my community association. I have legislation ready to go on day one that will save the pension for our teachers, police and judges. I have a plan to fix our undocumented worker problem by creating an immigrant pay to work program that will raise up to $1 billion per year without raising taxes. And, I am a bipartisan republican who is ready to do the work.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
I believe that elected officials should be accessible to the public, be able to identify problems and create meaningful solutions to those problems. In addition, a productive elected official should be focused on securing funding for capital projects.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
As a small child, I remember the canonization of Mother Seton in 1975. My mom, Ann O'Neil, is considered to be the second miracle St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. she was cured of acute lymphatic leukemia on Good Friday 1952.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I grew up working in my family's business in Lansdowne, Maryland.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
The 4th of July is my favorite holiday, it's wonderful to see people come together to celebrate the birth of our country.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
No, but I do believe that business experience, particularly small business experience is an asset to all legislators.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Overdevelopment is threatening our quality of life. I believe we need a moratorium on development until our schools, roads and storm water system are improved.
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Yes, politics is a team effort. It is important for both parties to work together to improve education, healthcare, infrastructure and public safety.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
I favor independent, bipartisan committees. I believe that politicians should be removed from this process and that communities should not be subdivided for political gain. Too many good public servants have been kept out of office, while bad politicians have been allowed to remain in office. We need to put an end to gerrymandering.
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2016
The following issues were listed on Hooe's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vote Smart, "Joe Hooe's Biography," accessed April 21, 2018
- ↑ Hooe for State Senate 12, "About," accessed April 21, 2018
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results for the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
