# Joshua Hoover

Joshua Hoover is a Republican member of the California House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California House, district 7
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71aa54c0-3fad-499c-928e-ffbb692a970b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71aa54c0-3fad-499c-928e-ffbb692a970b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hoover reported $910.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Hoover says (CA 2025–26 session)

66 classified statements: 66 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hoover | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 36.4% | 9.3% | 18 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 93.9% | 31.9% | 4 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.1% | 1.8% | 7 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 24.2% | 12.7% | 118 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 9.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.02), from 489 donors and 424 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 85% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 90.4% (97.7%). 60 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted not voting · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 43 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 316. 74.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 60 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 139: Relative to Lunar Landing Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR139/
- ACR 229: Relative to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. (introduced, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR229/
- ACR 203: Relative to Lyme Disease Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR203/
- ACR 157: Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: 50th anniversary. (became law, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR157/
- ACR 156: Relative to National Day of Play. (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR156/
- AB 2415: Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2415/
- AB 2583: Office of Small Business Advocate: artificial intelligence. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2583/
- AB 2508: Public Utilities Public Purpose Programs Fund. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2508/
- AB 2445: Public infrastructure projects. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2445/
- AB 2632: Education and workforce development: statewide framework. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2632/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $910.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2107159547358093555
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2104659023333351610
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2101009238516740280
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2098467002721742979
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2096016687812456802
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2094508562143945196
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2093405993359323366
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2093408443264815562
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2088367829334753590
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoshHooverCA, https://www.twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/2080599902023823551

## Links

- Official site: https://ad07.asmrc.org/
- Campaign site: https://hooverforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoshHooverCA
- X: https://x.com/joshua_hoover
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HooverForAssembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.ryan.hoover
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_hoover/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaryanhoover

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71aa54c0-3fad-499c-928e-ffbb692a970b