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Josh Hoover

Republican, State Assembly

District 7, Folsom

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

Official Website

News coverage of Josh Hoover

Bio

Josh Hoover, 37, narrowly won his first election to the Assembly in 2022. The close race has likely contributed to the bipartisan tone Hoover has taken since. He’s a member of the California Problem Solvers Caucus. He’s the vice chair of the Assembly education and communications committees. Previously, he was a board member of the Folsom Cordova Unified School District. He has a bachelor’s in political science and public policy from UCLA and a master’s in public administration from USC. He and his wife have three children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 22 bills:

9 Passed

1 Failed

12 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 22 bills: 9 passed, 1 failed, and 12 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Party

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total

$2.4M

408.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total

$232.5K

157.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$2.6M

367.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
California Problem Solvers Foundation	$527	Jul 28, 2023	Theme Park Tickets
California Problem Solvers Foundation	$497.98	Nov 6, 2023	Golf Green Fees*
California Independent Petroleum Association	$368	Jul 29, 2023	theme park tickets
University of California, Los Angeles	$346	Nov 25, 2023	Sporting Event Tickets
Barona Band Of Mission Indians	$182.76	Dec 11, 2023	meal
California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy	$144.53	Mar 6, 2023	meal
Rendon for Assembly 2022	$135.98	Jan 4, 2023	reception
Speaker 2023 Inaugural Fund	$108.86	Jun 29, 2023	reception
Speaker 2023 Inaugural Fund	$97.14	Jun 30, 2023	reception
Personal Care Products Council	$92.33	Mar 29, 2023	meal

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Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating

#43/120

This legislator is ranked 43rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Josh Hoover

AJR 24

Health care coverage: enhanced premium tax credits: health savings accounts.

In Progress

Health care coverage: enhanced premium tax credits: health savings accounts.

AB 1308

Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government

Passed

Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government

AB 1375

Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary

Passed

Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary

AB 978

Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled materials.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

Passed

Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled materials.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Standing