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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Karen S. Hopper
|image=Karen Hopper of AR.png
| birth_place=Place of birth missing
| birth_date=1960
| residence=Lakeview, Baxter County<br>[[Arkansas]], USA<br>
Business address:<br>Mountain Home, Baxter County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative <br>for District 81
| term_start=January 2009
| term_end=January 2013
| preceded=Johnny Key
| succeeded=[[Justin Harris]]
| office2=Arkansas State Representative<br> for District 100
| term_start2=January 2013
| term_end2=January 2015
| preceded2=Mary Lou Slinkard
| succeeded2=Nelda Speaks
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=Murray State University
| occupation=University administrator
| religion=[[United Methodist]]
| spouse=John Fred Waddell}}
'''Karen S. Hopper''' (born 1960) is a university administrator from Mountain Home, [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative from two different districts. From January 2013 to January 2015, she represented District 100 in Baxter County in the northwestern section of the state next to the [[Missouri]] border. From 2009 to 2013, she was the representative for District 81, now held by another Republican, [[Justin Harris]] of Washington County .
==Background==
Hopper holds a bachelor's degree in [[Journalism]] and [[Advertising]] from Murray State University in Murray in western [[Kentucky]].<ref name=hopperofbaxter>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/232/karen-s-hopper|title=Karen Hopper, R-100|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> She is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Special Projects, and Distance Learning at the Mountain Home campus of Arkansas State University, based in Russellville in Pope County. She is a director of the Mountain Home [[Chamber of Commerce]] and a member of both her local Rotary International and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103798/karen-hopper#.Usy8yJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 8, 2020}}</ref>
Hopper and her husband, John Fred Waddell (born May 12, 1944), reside in Lakeview in Baxter County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa-people-search.com/search/searchpreview.aspx?type=people&fn=Karen&ln=Hopper&mn=S&city=Mountain Home&state=AR&age=|title=Karen S. Hopper in Mountain Home, AR|publisher=usa-people-search.com|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
Hopper was the senior district representative for former [[U.S. Representative]]s [[Tim Hutchinson]] and [[Asa Hutchinson]], when each held Arkansas' 3rd congressional district seat.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2008, she was elected to the District 81 House seat vacated by fellow Republican Johnny Key, who was instead elected to the state Senate. Hopper received 8,596 votes (61.3 percent), compared to 3,032 (21.6 percent) for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Danny K. Rowe and 2,402 (17.1 percent) for the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Bonnie B. Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=15|title=State Representative District 081 - Certified, 2008|publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}</ref> She was reelected without opposition in the [[general election]]s of 2010 and 2012, when she was switched to District 100, the last numerically of the Arkansas legislative seats.
Hopper served on the Arkansas Legislative Council and these legislative committees: (1) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, (2) Education, (3) Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and information Technology.<ref name=hopperofbaxter/><ref name=votesmart/>
Representative Hopper in 2013 voted to override Democratic then [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]]'s [[veto]]es of bills to prohibit [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] or once fetal heartbeat is detected. She voted to prohibit abortion coverage in state employees health insurance plans. Hopper also voted to override Beebe's veto of the law requiring photo identification as a condition for voting in Arkansas. She did not vote on the proposed spending cap on state spending, but the measure failed by two House votes. Hopper voted to allow the staff of universities and religious institutions to engage in the concealed carry of firearms for campus and church safety. She opposed the law, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of five hundred gallons of milk per month directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/103798/karen-hopper#.UsyznJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, Hopper co-sponsored the Capital Gains Reduction Act and the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. She did not vote on the issue of school dress codes but opposed the successful attempt to ban [[cell phone]] usage in school zones. She supported curriculum standards for [[Bible]] instruction in public schools and voted to require that driver's license tests be given only in the [[English]] language.<ref name=votingrecords/>
In 2009, Representative Hopper voted against increases in the state [[minimum wage]] and the state [[tobacco]] tax. She voted to prohibit [[texting]] and cell phone use while driving a vehicle. She opposed the law making a seat-belt violation a primary offense.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Hopper was term-limited under the then state law in 2014. Her successor, fellow Republican Nelda Speaks, a former Baxter County treasurer and justice of the peace.
==References==
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[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:United Methodists]]
|name=Karen S. Hopper
|image=Karen Hopper of AR.png
| birth_place=Place of birth missing
| birth_date=1960
| residence=Lakeview, Baxter County<br>[[Arkansas]], USA<br>
Business address:<br>Mountain Home, Baxter County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative <br>for District 81
| term_start=January 2009
| term_end=January 2013
| preceded=Johnny Key
| succeeded=[[Justin Harris]]
| office2=Arkansas State Representative<br> for District 100
| term_start2=January 2013
| term_end2=January 2015
| preceded2=Mary Lou Slinkard
| succeeded2=Nelda Speaks
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=Murray State University
| occupation=University administrator
| religion=[[United Methodist]]
| spouse=John Fred Waddell}}
'''Karen S. Hopper''' (born 1960) is a university administrator from Mountain Home, [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative from two different districts. From January 2013 to January 2015, she represented District 100 in Baxter County in the northwestern section of the state next to the [[Missouri]] border. From 2009 to 2013, she was the representative for District 81, now held by another Republican, [[Justin Harris]] of Washington County .
==Background==
Hopper holds a bachelor's degree in [[Journalism]] and [[Advertising]] from Murray State University in Murray in western [[Kentucky]].<ref name=hopperofbaxter>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/232/karen-s-hopper|title=Karen Hopper, R-100|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> She is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Special Projects, and Distance Learning at the Mountain Home campus of Arkansas State University, based in Russellville in Pope County. She is a director of the Mountain Home [[Chamber of Commerce]] and a member of both her local Rotary International and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103798/karen-hopper#.Usy8yJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 8, 2020}}</ref>
Hopper and her husband, John Fred Waddell (born May 12, 1944), reside in Lakeview in Baxter County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa-people-search.com/search/searchpreview.aspx?type=people&fn=Karen&ln=Hopper&mn=S&city=Mountain Home&state=AR&age=|title=Karen S. Hopper in Mountain Home, AR|publisher=usa-people-search.com|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
Hopper was the senior district representative for former [[U.S. Representative]]s [[Tim Hutchinson]] and [[Asa Hutchinson]], when each held Arkansas' 3rd congressional district seat.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2008, she was elected to the District 81 House seat vacated by fellow Republican Johnny Key, who was instead elected to the state Senate. Hopper received 8,596 votes (61.3 percent), compared to 3,032 (21.6 percent) for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Danny K. Rowe and 2,402 (17.1 percent) for the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Bonnie B. Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=15|title=State Representative District 081 - Certified, 2008|publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}</ref> She was reelected without opposition in the [[general election]]s of 2010 and 2012, when she was switched to District 100, the last numerically of the Arkansas legislative seats.
Hopper served on the Arkansas Legislative Council and these legislative committees: (1) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, (2) Education, (3) Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and information Technology.<ref name=hopperofbaxter/><ref name=votesmart/>
Representative Hopper in 2013 voted to override Democratic then [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]]'s [[veto]]es of bills to prohibit [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] or once fetal heartbeat is detected. She voted to prohibit abortion coverage in state employees health insurance plans. Hopper also voted to override Beebe's veto of the law requiring photo identification as a condition for voting in Arkansas. She did not vote on the proposed spending cap on state spending, but the measure failed by two House votes. Hopper voted to allow the staff of universities and religious institutions to engage in the concealed carry of firearms for campus and church safety. She opposed the law, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of five hundred gallons of milk per month directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/103798/karen-hopper#.UsyznJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, Hopper co-sponsored the Capital Gains Reduction Act and the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. She did not vote on the issue of school dress codes but opposed the successful attempt to ban [[cell phone]] usage in school zones. She supported curriculum standards for [[Bible]] instruction in public schools and voted to require that driver's license tests be given only in the [[English]] language.<ref name=votingrecords/>
In 2009, Representative Hopper voted against increases in the state [[minimum wage]] and the state [[tobacco]] tax. She voted to prohibit [[texting]] and cell phone use while driving a vehicle. She opposed the law making a seat-belt violation a primary offense.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Hopper was term-limited under the then state law in 2014. Her successor, fellow Republican Nelda Speaks, a former Baxter County treasurer and justice of the peace.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, Karen}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:United Methodists]]