Robert Hooper
2023 - Present
2025
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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) is running for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-18 District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on August 13, 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:
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)
Incumbent Robert Hooper and incumbent Carol Ode are running in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Robert Hooper (D) | |
 | Carol Ode (D) | |
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode | 51.1 | 963 |
| ✔ | | Robert Hooper | 47.5 | 895 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 1,886 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode (D) | 50.6 | 2,956 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode | 53.8 | 1,601 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
 | Kurt Wright (Write-in) | 18.9 | 7 | |
 | Michael McGarghan (Write-in) | 10.8 | 4 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode (D) | 51.4 | 3,641 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode | 52.2 | 1,586 |
| ✔ | | Robert Hooper | 46.8 | 1,421 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 3,039 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode | 57.7 | 1,133 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Wright | 100.0 | 303 |
| Total votes: 303 | |||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Kurt Wright Incumbent |
31% | 1,598 | |
| Democratic | Joanna 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
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]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Joanna Cole |
36.3% | 658 |
| William 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]
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 13. There was also a special session from May 23 through June 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Representative Robert Hooper," accessed March 2, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bob Hooper," accessed March 2, 2023
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Vermonet Secretary of State - Official Primary Results
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State - Official primary candidate list
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bob Hooper, "MY CONCERNS," accessed October 27, 2014
