| | 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/> |
| − | In most of his state House races, Hoover ran without opposition in either the Republican [[primary]] or the [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Hoover|title=Jeffrey Hoover|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>Hoover is a member of these House committees: (1) Committee on Committees, (2) Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary, (3) Legislative Research Commission, (4) Rules.<ref name=pvs/> | + | In most of his state House races, Hoover ran without opposition in either the Republican [[primary]] or the [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Hoover|title=Jeffrey Hoover|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> Hoover is a member of these House committees: (1) Committee on Committees, (2) Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary, (3) Legislative Research Commission, (4) Rules.<ref name=pvs/> |
| | In 2009, Representative Hoover voted for an increase in alcohol and tobacco sales taxes, a measure which cleared the House, 66-34. On February 4, 2010, he voted against the approved legislation which bans texting and underage cell phone use while driving, but on April 1 he reversed that position on final passage of the legislation. He voted to extend voting rights to certain felons, a measure approved by the House, 83-16, but on final passage of that measure did not vote. In 2012, he voted against requiring seat belts in passenger vans but the measure passed the House, 61-33. In 2013, he voted for legislation forbidding government from interfering with religious activities in Kentucky. He opposed the approved legislation establishing an electronic ballot transmission system for military and overseas voters. He voted to permit immigrants to remain in a public high school until the age of twenty-three.<ref name=voting/> | | In 2009, Representative Hoover voted for an increase in alcohol and tobacco sales taxes, a measure which cleared the House, 66-34. On February 4, 2010, he voted against the approved legislation which bans texting and underage cell phone use while driving, but on April 1 he reversed that position on final passage of the legislation. He voted to extend voting rights to certain felons, a measure approved by the House, 83-16, but on final passage of that measure did not vote. In 2012, he voted against requiring seat belts in passenger vans but the measure passed the House, 61-33. In 2013, he voted for legislation forbidding government from interfering with religious activities in Kentucky. He opposed the approved legislation establishing an electronic ballot transmission system for military and overseas voters. He voted to permit immigrants to remain in a public high school until the age of twenty-three.<ref name=voting/> |