Hoon-Yung Hopgood

Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Member of the Michigan Senate
	In office; January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by	Raymond E. Basham
Succeeded by	Erika Geiss
Constituency	8th district (2011–2014); 6th district (2015–2018)
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives; from the 22nd district
	In office; January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Raymond E. Basham
Succeeded by	Douglas A. Geiss
Personal details
Born	December 8, 1974 (age 49); Incheon, South Korea
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sunhwa
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Michigan

Hoon-Yung Hopgood (born December 8, 1974) is a former member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 6th district (formerly numbered as the 8th district) from 2011 until 2018. He is a Democrat and a former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented roughly half of the cities which make up the Downriver area of Metro Detroit, as well as other cities in Wayne County. He is the first Korean American to hold state office in Michigan.^[1]

Early life

Hopgood was born in Incheon, South Korea, in 1974, and was adopted in 1976 by Diane Hopgood, former principal at Johnson Elementary in Taylor, Michigan, and the late Rollie Hopgood, who was president of the Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1996. In 2002 he became an aide to former State Representative Ray Basham.

Political career

Hopgood was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002, representing the 22nd District, which includes the cities of Romulus, Michigan and Taylor. He has become a leader on educational issues in the state. He was a member of the Children's Caucus, a board member of the Michigan Youth in Government, and a member of the House Democratic Task Force on Early Education and Care. He is on the Steering Committee for the Michigan Coalition on Civic Education, and was part of the Michigan delegation to the Congressional Conference on Civic Education in Washington, D.C.

In his final term, Hopgood served on six committees in the House of Representatives: Transportation - Chair, Education, Subcommittee on High School Graduation - Chair, Energy and Technology, Labor, and Senior Health and Retirement.

After serving three terms in the House of Representatives, Hopgood was term limited and was ineligible to serve again.

In 2010 Hopgood was elected to the Michigan Senate, where he served on the Senate Education Committee, Energy and Technology Committee, and Appropriations Committee.^[2] He resides in Taylor.

Electoral history

Michigan Senate District 8 General Election, 2010^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood	37,845	54.9	+18.3
Republican	Ken Larkin	25,280	36.6	−18.3
Independent	Neil Sawicki	4,697	6.8	−48.1
Libertarian	Loel Gnadt	1,093	1.5	−53.4

Michigan House of Representatives District 22 General Election, 2006^[4]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood (Incumbent)	19,260	73.9	+51.4
Republican	Ben Armstrong	5,882	22.5	−51.4
Constitution	Rick Butkowski	895	3.4	−70.5

Michigan House of Representatives District 22 General Election, 2004^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood (Incumbent)	24,375	69.5	+44.3
Republican	Fred Kalsic	8,863	25.2	−44.3
Constitution	Rick Butkowski	1,807	5.1	−64.4

Michigan House of Representatives District 22 General Election, 2002^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood	14,042	68.8	+40.9
Republican	Ronald Vaughan	5,696	27.9	−40.9
Libertarian	Charles Kainz	657	3.2	−65.6

References

^ "Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus - Michigan Senate Democrats".
^ List of Michigan Senate Standing Committees
^ "2010 Official Michigan General Election Results - 8th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.
^ "2006 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22.
^ "2004 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16.
^ "2002 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2011-08-21.

External links

Biography

[1] "Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus - Michigan Senate Democrats".

[2] List of Michigan Senate Standing Committees

[3] "2010 Official Michigan General Election Results - 8th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.

[4] "2006 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22.

[5] "2004 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16.

[6] "2002 Official Michigan General Election Results - 22nd District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2011-08-21.

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