Jeffrey Hoover
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Jeffrey Hoover (Republican Party) was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 83. He assumed office in 1997. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Hoover (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 83. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Hoover announced his intention to resign his position as speaker of the House on November 5, 2017, after he admitted to settling a sexual harassment allegation from one of his staffers in October. During the press conference, Hoover admitted that he engaged in inappropriate text messages with one of his staffers but denied any sexual harassment.[1] He later reversed his decision and did not resign. Speaker Pro Tempore David Osborne temporarily assumed Hoover's duties while the Legislative Ethics Commission conducted an investigation.[2] On January 8, 2018, he officially stepped down as state House speaker.
In September 2019, Hoover announced that he would not seek re-election to the state House in 2020.[3]
Biography
Hoover's professional experience includes working as a city attorney for Liberty and Jamestown, working as an attorney for the Wilson & Smith Law Office, Assistant Russell County Attorney and owning his own law firm. Hoover is a member of the American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, and Russell County Jaycees.[4]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hoover was assigned to the following committees:
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Committee On Committees, Chair |
| • Rules, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hoover served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Committees |
| • Enrollment |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hoover served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Committee on Committees |
| • Enrollment |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hoover served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Committee On Committees |
| • Enrollment |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
| • Judiciary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hoover served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Committee On Committees |
| • Enrollment |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
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
2020
Incumbent Jeffrey Hoover did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Jeffrey Hoover won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 83 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffrey Hoover (R) | 100.0 | 14,167 |
| Total votes: 14,167 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Jeffrey Hoover advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 83 on May 22, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.
Incumbent Jeffrey Hoover ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 83 general election.[5][6]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 83, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeffrey Hoover Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 16,813 | |
| Total Votes | 16,813 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Jeffrey Hoover ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 83 Republican primary.[7]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 83, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Hoover Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent Jeff Hoover ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
2012
Hoover won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 83. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
2010
Hoover won re-election to the 83rd District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. According to official results, Hoover received 12,862 votes.[13]
Hoover ran unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary election.[14][15]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hoover was re-elected to the 83rd District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives with no opposition.[16] He raised $10,625 for his campaign.[17]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 83 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jeffrey Hoover (R)
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14,599 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Jeffrey Hoover | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Kentucky |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
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Hoover was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky.[18] In the Kentucky Republican caucuses on March 5, 2016, Donald Trump received 17 delegates, Ted Cruz received 15, and Marco Rubio and John Kasich received seven each. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Hoover was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Kentucky’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email [email protected].[19]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Kentucky to the Republican National Convention were selected by nomination committees and approved at the county and state conventions. Kentucky GOP rules required national convention delegates to have supported the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. Kentucky GOP rules and Kentucky state law required delegates from Kentucky to vote for the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting at the national convention. If a candidate died or withdrew prior to the first round of voting at the national convention, the chairman of the Kentucky delegation was to call a meeting at which the delegates were to vote on the remaining candidates and be reallocated on the basis of the results.
Kentucky caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Kentucky, 2016
| Kentucky Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
35.9% | 82,493 | 17 | |
| Ted Cruz | 31.6% | 72,503 | 15 | |
| Marco Rubio | 16.4% | 37,579 | 7 | |
| John Kasich | 14.4% | 33,134 | 7 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 1,951 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 872 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 496 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.1% | 305 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 174 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0% | 65 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0% | 64 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 229,667 | 46 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Republican Party of Kentucky | ||||
Delegate allocation
Kentucky had 46 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 18 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's six congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 5 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[20][21]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 5 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were allocated in the same manner as the at-large delegates.[20][21][22]
Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 7 to April 15.
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2019
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In 2019, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 2 through April 14.
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2017
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In 2017, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 3 through March 30.
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2016
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In 2016, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 5 through April 15.
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2015
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In 2015, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 23.
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2014
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In 2014, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 7 to April 15.
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2013
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2012
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In 2012, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 9.
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Noteworthy events
Resignation as speaker following sexual harassment settlement (2018)
On January 8, 2018, Hoover resigned as speaker of the Kentucky House, after initially announcing the resignation in November 2017. While announcing the resignation, he continued to deny that he had sexually harassed a female staffer, saying that he had sent inappropriate text messages. He also said that Gov. Matt Bevin (R) did not speak truthfully about his relationship with the staffer when he said it was sexual and that other unnamed individuals associated with the legislature had betrayed him. He said would continue to serve as a state representative.[23]
On November 1, 2017, the Courier Journal reported that Hoover had settled a sexual harassment claim brought by a female staffer.[24] Other members of the House Republican leadership announced on November 4 that they would hire a law firm to investigate Hoover's settlement.[25] That same day, Gov. Bevin said that any elected officials or state employee who had settled a sexual harassment claim should resign their position immediately.[26]
See also
- Kentucky General Assembly
- Kentucky House of Representatives
- Kentucky House Committees
- Kentucky Joint Committees
- Kentucky state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Kentucky Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Jeff Hoover on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ PBS, "Kentucky House speaker resigns post after texts with staffer," November 5, 2017
- ↑ Kentucky.com, Jeff Hoover remains House speaker, but he won’t preside over Kentucky House for now, accessed January 3, 2018
- ↑ Courier Journal, "Former Kentucky House speaker Jeff Hoover won’t run for reelection," October 1, 2019
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hoover
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary Election Results," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Report of 'Official' Election Night Tally Results," November 26, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Kentucky GOP releases list of delegates," April 25, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email [email protected].
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Republican National Committee, "Memorandum on Binding of RNC Members," January 29, 2016
- ↑ Courier-Journal, "Jeff Hoover resigns as House speaker amid sexual harassment scandal," January 8, 2018
- ↑ Courier Journal, "House Speaker Jeff Hoover secretly settled sexual harassment claim by staffer, sources say," November 1, 2017
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Kentucky House GOP to Investigate Sexual Harassment Claim," November 4, 2017
- ↑ ABC News, "Kentucky governor calls for public officials who settled harassment claims to quit," November 4, 2017
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| Preceded by Tommy Todd |
Kentucky House of Representatives District 83 1997–2020 |
Succeeded by Joshua Branscum (R) |
