Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Josh Hoover

California State Assemblymember, District 7 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

California State Assemblymember, District 7Born 1988

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 14; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 15.4%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −6.1; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · vice chair
Communications and Conveyance · vice chair
Education · vice chair
Housing Construction Innovation Select
Legislative Audit
Natural Resources
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California
Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Serving Students with Disabilities Select
Transportation
Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 14 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2118 Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
AffordableHousingandHighRoadJobsActof2022 · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2316 School facilities: Charter School Facilities Program: undue financial burden.
CharterSchoolFacilitiesProgram · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2372 Vehicles: tolls.
Vehicles · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2248 Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.
CaliforniaCollegeGuidanceInitiative · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1933 Land surveyors: records of survey.
Landsurveyors · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hoover sits in the California State Assembly

Hoover is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jeff Gonzalez, Phillip Chen, Heath Flora

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Hoover’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills70%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hoover’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hoover	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	No	No	Yes	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	No	No	Yes	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hoover was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 7

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California Assembly District 7	Lost	D+6.1	D+4.6	−1.5
2024	California State Assembly, District 7	Won	R+7.3	—	—
2022	California State Assembly, District 7	Won	R+0.8	—	—