Jay Hooper (politician)

Philip Jay Hooper (born 1993) is a politician elected to the Vermont's House of Representatives representing the Orange-Washington-Addison district.[1][2] Hooper was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018 and 2020.[3] When originally elected, he was one of the youngest legislators in Vermont.[4] He is the son of former State Representative and Secretary of State Don Hooper.[5] While the legislature is in session, he hosts a radio show called The Heat of the House on WCVR.[6]

Jay Hooper
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Orange-Washington-Addison district
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byPatsy French
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Hooper attended high school at Trinity-Pawling. He graduated from Connecticut College with a double-major in history and government and was president of his freshman class.[2][4]

References

  1. Kelley, Dylan (2020-11-05). "Satcowitz To Join Hooper in Orange-Washington-Addison". The White River Valley Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  2. "Representative Philip Jay Hooper". Vermont General Assembly. State of Vermont. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. Vondrasek, Sandy (2018-11-08). "The White River Valley Herald". Young Reps Take Second Terms. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. Freese, Alicia. "In With the New: Two College-to-Statehouse Reps Prepare to Serve". Seven Days Vermont. Da Capo Publishing. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. Caruso, Aimee. "Young legislators have big plans for Vermont". Vermont Digger. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. "WCVR Debuts Talk Show On Vt. Politics Saturday". The White River Valley Herald. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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