Robert Hooper

Democratic Party

Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Prior offices:

Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical)

Years in office: 2019 - 2023

Predecessor:Kurt Wright (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$897.29/week during session

Per diem

Members can receive $74/day for meals and $167/night for lodging

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University, 1979

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Business Owner

Contact

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Campaign website

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Robert Hooper (Democratic Party) is a member of theVermont House of Representatives, representingChittenden-18 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Hooper (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theVermont House of Representatives to representChittenden-18 District. He won in the general election onNovember 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:

• House Government Operations Committee

2021-2022

Hooper was assigned to the following committees:

• House Government Operations Committee

2019-2020

Hooper was assigned to the following committees:

• House Government Operations Committee

Sponsored legislation

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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)

IncumbentCarol Ode and incumbentRobert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 5, 2024.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,478
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Democratic primary election

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

IncumbentCarol Ode and incumbentRobert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on August 13, 2024.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,882
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Endorsements

2022

General election

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

IncumbentCarol Ode and incumbentRobert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 8, 2022.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,840
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Democratic primary election

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

IncumbentCarol Ode and incumbentRobert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on August 9, 2022.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
		Kurt Wright (Write-in)	18.9	7
	Submit photo	Michael McGarghan (Write-in)	10.8	4
	Submit photo	Allan Sousie (Write-in)	10.8	4
		Other/Write-in votes	59.5	22

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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)

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

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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)

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

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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)

IncumbentCarol Ode andRobert Hooper defeated incumbentKurt Wright in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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)

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

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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)

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Wright	100.0	303

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2014

See also:Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theVermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Chittenden-6-1 has two state representatives. IncumbentJoanna Cole was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentKurt Wright andMichael Ly were unopposed in the Republican primary.Loyal Ploof andRoy Collette ran as Libertarian candidates.^[3][4][5][6] DemocratRobert 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	Kurt WrightIncumbent	31%	1,598
	Democratic	Joanna ColeIncumbent	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 the2012 election forVermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1. He was defeated by incumbentWilliam Aswad andJoanna Cole in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012.^[8][9]

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6-1 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joanna Cole	36.3%	658
William AswadIncumbent	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]

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