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Before his stint as Speaker, Hoover had a lengthy commitment as the House [[Republican Party|Republican]] Minority Leader, with service from 2001 to 2017. He was first elected to the state House in 1996 and took office in January 1997.

Before his stint as Speaker, Hoover had a lengthy commitment as the House [[Republican Party|Republican]] Minority Leader, with service from 2001 to 2017. He was first elected to the state House in 1996 and took office in January 1997.

Hoover was born in Albany in Clinton County in southern Kentucky just north of the [um[[Tennessee]] state line. He is a graduate of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, [[Alabama]]. He practices law in Jamestown in Russell County, also in the mid-southern portion of his state. For many years he has  been the city attorney in both Jamestown and Liberty in Casey County in south central Kentucky. In 2007, he was an unsuccessful nominee for lieutenant governor of Kentucky, losing to the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Daniel Mongiardo. The governor elected that year was the outgoing lieutenant governor, the Democrat [[Steve Beshear]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/11557/jeff-hoover#.Wf--crpFx2E|title=Jeff Hoover's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

Hoover was born in Albany in Clinton County in southern Kentucky just north of the [[Tennessee]] state line to Welby and Mae Hoover. His father died as a representative-elect for his district, and his mother won a special election to succeed her husband for one term in the state House. Hoover is a graduate of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, [[Alabama]]. He practices law in Jamestown in Russell County, also in the mid-southern portion of his state. For many years he has  been the city attorney in both Jamestown and Liberty in Casey County in south central Kentucky. In 2007, he was an unsuccessful nominee for lieutenant governor of Kentucky, losing to the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Daniel Mongiardo. The governor elected that year was the outgoing lieutenant governor, the Democrat [[Steve Beshear]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/11557/jeff-hoover#.Wf--crpFx2E|title=Jeff Hoover's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

Hoover is a [[Baptist]]. He and his wife, Karyn, have three daughters, Blair, Ryan, and Evan Hoover.<ref name=pvs/>

Hoover is a [[Baptist]]. He and his wife, Karyn, have three daughters, Blair, Ryan, and Evan Hoover.<ref name=pvs/>