GET THE FACTS
When it comes to Assemblymember Josh Hoover, there’s a big difference between what he says and how he votes.
But when you’re an elected representative, your vote is what matters.
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Josh Hoover considers himself a common-sense public safety champion, but when it comes to common-sense gun violence prevention measures that keep our kids and loved ones safe, he loses his way.
We’re lucky to call California home, and we work hard to be good stewards of our natural spaces that are so important to our communities and economy. Looking at Hoover’s environmental record, he clearly doesn’t feel the same way.
Josh Hoover claims to be on the side of working Californians, but his record shows that he’s not interested in standing up for their workplace rights.
Josh Hoover tries to distance himself, but when it comes to voting to condemn and respond to Trump’s extreme actions, he shows his true colors.
GET THE FACTS
When it comes to Assemblymember Josh Hoover, there’s a big difference between what he says and how he votes.
But when you’re an elected representative, your vote is what matters.
Affordability
Life has only become more expensive on Hoover’s watch. his record shows that he's not interested in solutions.
He refused to support:
Healthcare
Hoover refused to speak up against massive cuts and voted against solutions to keep premium costs down.
He failed to support:
Education
Hoover calls himself an education expert, but when it comes to voting for bills that would support teachers, students, and quality education, he gets an F.
He voted against:
Accountability
Hoover talks a lot about keeping his colleagues accountable, but when it comes to companies being accountable to Californians on health and safety, he doesn't take our side.
He voted against:
Requiring large AI developers to publish safety frameworks and report on transparency and safety incidents (SB 53)
Prohibiting surveillance pricing, which is where companies use personal data to generate a price specific to the buyer (AB 446)
Prohibiting plastic packaging that contains harmful PFAS, PVC, and PVDC (AB 2761)
Public Safety
Josh Hoover says that public safety is one of his top priorities, but when it comes to actually funding the programs that keep people safe and victims protected, he pumps the brakes.
He refused to support:
Allowing lawsuits against social media platforms that allow civil rights and hate crime laws (SB 771)
Allowing civil lawsuits for sexual assault and cover-up (AB 250)
Providing $100 million for Proposition 36, despite his vocal support of the measure (SB 101)
Providing $6.7 million to local law enforcement to offset exam costs for sexual assault victims (SB 101)
Providing $100 million to backfill federal Victims of Crime Act funding for critical services and programs, like domestic violence service providers, Rape Crisis Centers, legal assistance, human trafficking services (AB 102)
Establishing procedures law enforcement must follow before interviewing, questioning, or interrogating the family of a person who has been killed or seriously injured by an officer (AB 3021, 23-24)
Immigration
Even as ICE agents entered our schools and unlawfully detained our friends, family, and neighbors, Josh HooveR has done nothing to stop them or protect our communities.
He refused to support:
Prohibiting law enforcement officers, including immigration, from wearing masks during enforcement (SB 627 and SB 805)
Increasing funds for legal representation for immigrants (SBX1 2)
Protecting school sites from immigration enforcement (AB 49, AB 419, AB 495)
Protecting health care facilities (SB 81) and vital records (SB 313) from immigration enforcement
Firearms
Josh Hoover considers himself a common-sense public safety champion, but when it comes to common-sense gun violence prevention measures that keep our kids and loved ones safe, he loses his way.
He failed to support:
Closing loopholes in the concealed carry weapon licensing process (SB 2), the 30-day waiting period (AB 1483 and SB 368), the sale of semiautomatic weapons (AB 1127), and ghost guns (AB 1263)
Closing loopholes in the 30-day waiting period (AB 1483 and SB 368)
Authorizing a court to consider evidence of stalking, animal cruelty, and threats for a gun violence restraining order (AB 2917)
Requiring all guns to be stored in locked boxes or safes (SB 53)
Reproductive Rights
No matter what his pink mailers claim, Hoover’s record proves that he is not interested in protecting Californians’ reproductive rights or protecting healthcare providers.
He failed to support:
Better access to reproductive and sexual health care in emergency departments (AB 2490)
Stopping the collection, use, and disclosure of private reproductive health care data (AB 45)
Protecting those who manufacture and prescribe mifepristone or misoprostol from civil or criminal liability (AB 54)
Clarifying existing law around emergency services and care to include abortion and other reproductive health services (AB 40)
Requiring local governments to ministerially approve an application for community reproductive health care clinics (AB 2085)
Climate & Environment
We’re lucky to call California home, and we work hard to be good stewards of our natural spaces that are so important to our communities and economy. Looking at Hoover’s environmental record, he clearly doesn’t feel the same way.
He refused to support:
Banning plastic packaging that contains PFAS, PVC, and PVDC (AB 2761)
Eliminating plastic bags from the single-use bag ban (AB 2236)
Growing oversight over California’s oil and gasoline supply chain to protect consumers and the environment (SBX1 2)
Requiring large corporations that do business in California to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions publicly (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk (SB 261)
Increasing penalties for violating the state's oil and gas regulations (AB 631)
Increasing penalties on refineries that discharge toxins (AB 1465)
Reinstating California’s single-use bag ban (SB 1053)
Labor
Josh Hoover claims to be on the side of working Californians, but his record shows that he’s not interested in standing up for their workplace rights.
He voted against:
A $25 per hour minimum wage for healthcare workers (SB 525, 23-24) and a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers (AB 1228, 23-24)
Increasing the number of guaranteed sick days from three to five (SB 616, 23-24)
Protecting family caregivers from workplace discrimination (AB 524, 23-24)
Workers collecting unemployment benefits after a two-week wait period while on strike (SB 799, 23-24)
The right for transportation drivers — like Uber — to unionize and collectively bargain (AB 1340, 25-26)
Requiring chain workers to receive at least 60 days' notice before mass termination and the opportunity to transfer to another chain location (SB 627, 23-24)
Requiring employers to make an effective workplace violence prevention plan (SB 553, 23-24)
A mandatory 30-day notice for remote workers asked to return to work (SB 731, 23-24)
Responding to Trump
Josh Hoover tries to distance himself, but when it comes to voting to condemn and respond to Trump’s extreme actions, he shows his true colors.
He refused to support:
Denouncing Trump’s plans to end birthright citizenship (AJR 5)
Protecting wildlife removed from federal endangered species status (AB 1319).
Stopping tenant evictions for those whose Social Security payments were interrupted (AB 246)
Protecting elections in California from interference from the Trump administration (SB 851)
Protecting California colleges and universities from threats to their accreditation (SB 744)
Opposing cuts and proposals to privatize Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid (AJR 3)