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Josh Hoover
Josh Hoover (Republican Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 7. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Hoover (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hoover was assigned to the following committees:
- Communications and Conveyance Committee
- Education Committee
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, Vice Chair
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee
- Legislative Audit Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Josh Hoover defeated Porsche Middleton in the general election for California State Assembly District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Hoover (R) | 53.6 | 116,254 |
Porsche Middleton (D)  | 46.4 | 100,487 | ||
| Total votes: 216,741 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Josh Hoover and Porsche Middleton defeated YK Chalamcherla in the primary for California State Assembly District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Hoover (R) | 52.7 | 59,398 |
| ✔ | Porsche Middleton (D) | 29.3 | 33,045 | |
| YK Chalamcherla (D) | 18.0 | 20,265 | ||
| Total votes: 112,708 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Hoover received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 7
Josh Hoover defeated incumbent Ken Cooley in the general election for California State Assembly District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Hoover (R) | 50.4 | 83,768 |
 | Ken Cooley (D) | 49.6 | 82,385 | |
| Total votes: 166,153 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Ken Cooley and Josh Hoover defeated Raymond Riehle, Jeffrey Perrine, and Quintin Levesque in the primary for California State Assembly District 7 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Cooley (D) | 50.9 | 56,949 |
| ✔ | | Josh Hoover (R) | 34.0 | 38,001 |
 | Raymond Riehle (R) | 8.4 | 9,429 | |
 | Jeffrey Perrine (R) | 5.6 | 6,214 | |
| Quintin Levesque (R) | 1.1 | 1,249 | ||
| Total votes: 111,842 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Assembly District 7 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 7 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Kevin McCarty (D) |
California State Assembly District 7 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
