Jeff Hoover | |
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Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 5, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Greg Stumbo |
House Minority Leader | |
In office January 2, 2001 – January 5, 2017 |
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 83rd district |
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Assumed office 1997 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Albany, Kentucky |
January 18, 1960
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater |
Centre College Cumberland School of Law |
Jeff Hoover (born January 18, 1960 in Albany, Kentucky) is a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 83rd district where he has served since 1996. Hoover was selected to serve as House Minority Caucus Chair in 1999, and serves as House Minority Leader, a position he has held since 2001. Hoover is a 1982 graduate of Centre College and a 1987 graduate of Cumberland School of Law. Hoover unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kentucky in 2007 as the running mate of former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup; their slate received 36.5% of the vote in the primary against Gov. Ernie Fletcher.
In 2015, Hoover became the longest serving Republican Leader in the history of the Kentucky House of Representatives. After the 2016 elections when Republicans gained a supermajority in the State House, Hoover was selected as House Speaker replacing Democrat Greg Stumbo.
Hoover lives in Jamestown, Kentucky.