William Hoge (California politician)

William Hoge
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 44th district
In office
December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Preceded byTom Hayden
Succeeded byJack Scott
Personal details
Born (1946-04-02) April 2, 1946 (age 78)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (former)
Independent American (current)
SpouseClaudette (m. 1972)
Children3
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Coast Guard

William Hoge (born April 2, 1946, in Pasadena, California) is an American politician from California and a former member of the Republican Party.[1]

After the 1991 redistricting the Pasadena, Altadena and Sunland-Tujunga areas gained their own GOP-leaning seat in the California State Assembly.[1] Businessman Bill Hoge, backed by a host of conservatives, won a 10-way GOP primary and then defeated a weak Democrat to take this seat.[2][3]

Democrats, meanwhile, considered Hoge vulnerable. They noted that despite the weakness of their nominee in 1992, Hoge still performed poorly. They recruited former Pasadena police chief Bruce Philpott to run against Hoge in 1994, but he was unsuccessful.[4] In 1996 GOP state senate minority leader Rob Hurtt of Garden Grove tried to persuade Hoge to run for an open state senate seat. Hoge declined, thinking it was a safer bet to stay in the assembly.[5] However, he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Jack Scott, former president of Pasadena City College.

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1986-1988
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1992 California State Assembly
District 44 		Johnathan Fuhrman 65,332 44% Bill Hoge 77,044 51.8%
1994 California State Assembly
District 44 		Bruce Philpott 37,112 41.8% Bill Hoge 64,276 53.3%
1996 California State Assembly
District 44 		Jack Scott 72,591 53% Bill Hoge 60,124 43.9%

References

  1. ^ a b "JoinCalifornia - 11-03-1992 Election".
  2. ^ California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.12 (December 1992) "Complete District by district results". StateNet Publications, December 1992.
  3. ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ California Journal Vol. XXV, No.12 (December 1994) "Complete Election Results". StateNet Publications, December 1994.
  5. ^ California Journal Vol. XXVII, No. 12 (December 1996) "District by district analysis". StateNet Publications, December 1996.
Political offices
Preceded by California State Assembly 44th District
December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 		Succeeded by