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==Political life==
==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 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/>
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/>