Candidate · November 3, 2026
James D. Hooper
On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 12th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2,002
- cash on hand
- $7,769
- issues with public statements
- 5
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Michigan's 12th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he grew up on the east side of Detroit, worked for many years in Eastern Market and later worked in the building trades.2 It says he served overseas with Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia, leading a team rebuilding the African Bible College University and later managing a water, sanitation and hygiene program in a remote border area, and that he also helped bring a Franklin Graham Festival to Liberia with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.2 It describes him as a Wayne County chairman and precinct delegate who has recruited people to serve on the Wayne 11th Congressional District Republican Committee.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website's 2022 About page says he is running because he sees protecting the people's rights as the first purpose of representative government, and because he believes elected officials have increasingly failed at that duty since Covid began while liberties have come under attack.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejameshooperforcongress.com3,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Abortion and Reproductive Health
Education
His campaign website's 2022 Issues and About pages say he will push to shrink the federal Department of Education quickly and then abolish it, handing full control of education back to states and localities.2,
- Close the department and move or end its programs
- Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
- Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
His campaign website's 2022 About page says parents should pick the kind of schooling that suits their children best, whether traditional public, private or charter school, homeschooling or a mix of these.2
Health Care
His campaign website's 2022 Issues and About pages say no one should be made to accept a medical treatment or procedure as a condition of traveling, working or doing business, and that no one should have to carry a vaccination passport.2,
- Limit emergency powers and bar governments and employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated
- Allow emergency measures, but end them after a set time unless lawmakers vote to extend them
- Keep officials' power to declare emergencies and require vaccines for some workers, such as in health care
His campaign website's 2022 Issues page says the health care system should devote more attention and resources to holistic and preventive care, including mental health, and that this should be done through a free-market approach.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $2,002 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $3,250 |
| Cash on hand | $7,769 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $533 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report7filed May 15, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed Sep 7, 2024