Robert Hooper

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Robert Hooper
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Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical)
Predecessor: Kurt Wright

Compensation

Base salary

$843.32/week during session

Per diem

No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University, 1979

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Profession
Business Owner
Contact

Robert Hooper (Democratic Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-18 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2025.

Hooper (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-18 District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Robert Hooper served in the U.S. Army, where he became a radio operator. Hooper earned a B.A. in individual and family studies with an emphasis in counseling from Penn State University in 1979. His career experience includes working at a construction company and as a long-haul moving van driver.[1] Hooper served as a trustee and board member of the Vermont Pension Investment Committee and president and board chair of the Vermont State Employees' Association.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hooper was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hooper was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hooper was assigned to the following committees:


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Elections

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode (D)
 
50.4
 
3,264
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper (D)
 
47.7
 
3,091
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
123

Total votes: 6,478
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode
 
51.2
 
963
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper
 
47.6
 
895
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
24

Total votes: 1,882
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode (D)
 
50.6
 
2,956
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper (D)
 
47.4
 
2,768
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
116

Total votes: 5,840
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode
 
53.8
 
1,601
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper
 
45.6
 
1,356
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
19

Total votes: 2,976
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)

No candidate advanced from the primary.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Wright
Kurt Wright (Write-in)
 
18.9
 
7
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Michael McGarghan (Write-in)
 
10.8
 
4
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Allan Sousie (Write-in)
 
10.8
 
4
 Other/Write-in votes
 
59.5
 
22

Total votes: 37
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2020

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode (D)
 
51.4
 
3,641
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper (D)
 
46.7
 
3,305
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
131

Total votes: 7,077
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode
 
52.2
 
1,586
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper
 
46.8
 
1,421
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
32

Total votes: 3,039
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and Robert Hooper defeated incumbent Kurt Wright in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode (D)
 
41.1
 
2,680
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper (D)
 
30.6
 
1,999
Image of Kurt Wright
Kurt Wright (R)
 
28.1
 
1,833
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
16

Total votes: 6,528
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Carol Ode and Robert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Ode
Carol Ode
 
57.7
 
1,133
Image of Robert Hooper
Robert Hooper
 
42.3
 
831

Total votes: 1,964
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Kurt Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Wright
Kurt Wright
 
100.0
 
303

Total votes: 303
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2014

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Chittenden-6-1 has two state representatives. Incumbent Joanna Cole was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kurt Wright and Michael Ly were unopposed in the Republican primary. Loyal Ploof and Roy Collette ran as Libertarian candidates.[3][4][5][6] Democrat Robert Hooper secured a place on the general election ballot after a successful write-in campaign. Wright and Cole defeated Hooper, Ly, Ploof and Collette in the general election.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-1 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKurt Wright Incumbent 31% 1,598
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna Cole Incumbent 24.6% 1,265
     Republican Michael Ly 23.6% 1,217
     Democratic Robert Hooper 18.5% 953
     Libertarian Loyal Ploof 1.3% 68
     Libertarian Roy Collette 1% 49
Total Votes 5,150

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hooper ran in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1. He was defeated by incumbent William Aswad and Joanna Cole in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012.[8][9]

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6-1 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna Cole 36.3% 658
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Aswad Incumbent 34.1% 619
Robert Hooper 29.6% 536
Total Votes 1,813

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Hooper's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]

  • Taxation/School Funding
Excerpt: "Rather than focusing upon wholesale cutting, I favor an approach that adjusts the current system to capture available resources that may now be somewhat ignored, lowering taxation on the individual while looking at corporate and unearned income more critically."
  • Jobs/Growth of Industry/Environmental Issues
Excerpt: "We have branches of state government that concern themselves with economic development, but I am not sure that they are doing their "job" as effectively as they could or should. Good paying jobs within an industry that is environmentally sensitive should be at the top of our "to do" list. I pledge to do whatever is necessary to push state government into a more aggressive mode in hopes of recapturing an environmentally responsible industrial base for our state."
  • Responsible Business
Excerpt: "During the week of October 10th, I drove to Montpelier and noticed that at our local New North End gas station, fuel was $3.49 per gallon. Upon my arrival in Montpelier I found gasoline readily available at most stations for significantly less-as low as 3.28 per gallon…To say with a straight face that it costs Cumberland Farms or Maplefields .20/gallon to drive the 40 some miles up the interstate to Burlington???? Sorry, NOT buying it!! This is price gouging of North Western Vermont residents pure and simple."
  • Healthcare Reform or Restructuring
Excerpt: "In the world of corporate healthcare, be it called "for profit" or "non profit", there IS a premium paid by the consumer. Frankly when Blue Cross/Shield of VT was able to come up with a couple of extra million dollars as a parting "gift" for a retiring CEO, it clearly demonstrated to us that NON PROFIT didn't mean that there was not a LOT of extra cash laying around…Single payer is the rage of the day. And I think it has great potential. Many are discussing the format and benefit structure of the State Employees Medical Plan as the foundation for our statewide plan, and as a current member of that system, I agree that it is a fine place to start."
  • Campaign Finance
Excerpt: "Surely if we put our minds to it, Vermonters can introduce some measure of sanity into the world of how we finance campaigns, and ultimately, the degree our politicians are feeling the pressure to respond to corporate interests over those of their districts."[10]

Campaign finance summary


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Robert Hooper campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 DistrictWon general$0 $0
2022Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 DistrictWon general$350 $6
2020Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical)Won general$1,127 N/A**
2018Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical)Won general$3,135 N/A**
Grand total$4,612 $6
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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