Josh Hoover
A N I N D E P E N D E N T V O I C E
Getting It Done For Us
When the cost of living came up for a vote,
Josh Hoover stood with us.
Groceries, rent, gas, power.
Everything in Sacramento County costs more than it did four years ago, and most of the people who make the rules downtown have never had to sit at a kitchen table and figure out how to cover it.
ad07.asmrc.org, biography; Accessed 9/1/26
He Voted To Protect Us From Higher Local Taxes
Josh Hoover voted for ACA 22, which put the Local Taxpayer Protection Act on this November’s ballot as Proposition 43. It raises the threshold for a new local special tax from a simple majority to two-thirds.
ACA 22, June 2026
He Voted No On A Tax For Every Mile You Drive
When the Legislature took up a study of a per-mile driving tax, Josh Hoover voted against it.
AB 1421, Assembly floor vote, 1/29/26
He Went After The Gas Tax
Josh Hoover coauthored a bill to suspend the state gas tax for a full year. It has never been given a committee hearing.
AB 1745, February 2026
And The Tax On Tips
Josh Hoover coauthored a bipartisan bill to cut taxes on the tips California service workers earn.
SB 984, 2026
Protecting Kids
Is Personal
Before Josh Hoover was our Assemblyman, he was a parent on the Folsom Cordova school board witnessing the growth of social media and the impacts it was having on our kids.
Together with his wife Nicole, Josh is helping to raise three children and navigating the challenges they face attending public school.
As a Member of Assembly Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities, Josh took his experience from the school board and combined it with lived experience to craft policy designed to protect our children from the dangers of social media in school.
calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org, accessed 9/1/26; ad07.asmrc.org, biography, accessed 9/1/26
Josh Hoover Wrote The Law That Got Phones Out Of Class
Josh Hoover authored the Phone-Free School Act. It requires every California school district to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting student smartphone use on campus. The Governor signed it into law.
AB 3216, Signed 9/23/24
Protecting Children From Harm
Just weeks ago, the Governor signed two more Hoover bills that protect kids online. Josh authored AB 2071, which requires the state to build a plan to teach digital wellness in every public school. He coauthored AB 1709, which bars social media platforms from pushing addictive features at children under 16.
AB 2071, Chapter 186, signed 9/10/26; AB 1709, Chapter 183, signed 9/10/26
Josh Hoover
He’s on our side.
He Fights For Our Kids.
Re-Elect Josh Hoover to the Assembly
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