James Hamper

James Hamper
James Hamper
Member of the Maine Senate
	In office; December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2020
Preceded by	David Hastings
Succeeded by	Rick Bennett
Constituency	13th district (2012-2014); 19th district (2014–2020)
Member of the Maine House of Representatives; from the 100th district
	In office; 2004–2012
Succeeded by	Roger A. Jackson
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1955 (age 69); Dayton, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynn Hamper
Profession	Carpenter

James Michael Hamper (born June 15, 1955) is an American politician and carpenter from Maine.^[1] Hamper is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 19th District, representing parts of Cumberland and Oxford Counties, including his residence of Oxford. Hamper earned a A.A. from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2001. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2004 and was unable to run for re-election in 2012 due to term-limits. From 2010 to 2012, Hamper served as the House chairman of the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.^[2] In 2012, he was elected to the Maine Senate, replacing fellow Republican David Hastings.

Hamper is a practicing carpenter in Otisfield, Maine and a member of the Oxford Advent Christian Church, an evangelical church in Oxford.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Senator James Hamper Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Hamper to seek state Senate seat". Sun Journal. March 3, 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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[PVS-1] "Senator James Hamper Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

[SJ-2] "Hamper to seek state Senate seat". Sun Journal. March 3, 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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