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    The primary page that the hatnote should be added to is Andy Hopper. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:45, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Not enough independent, significant coverage showing that this local politician is notable. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 14:39, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Right off the bat: Andy Hopper has been a Conservative activist in Texas since 2020. "Has been" type language should be replaced by "is a" type language. UtherSRG (talk) 19:17, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: See WP:NPOL - the sources you have are either not independent (affiliated with Hopper), database entries or similar, or have only brief mentions of Hopper. Are there newspaper articles from independent sources with at least a couple paragraphs of substantive content about him? Rusalkii (talk) 23:01, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Andy Hopper is a Conservative politician and activist from Texas.[1][2][3][4] He runs a local group called the Wise County Conservatives. [5][6][7][8][9]

Biography

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Andy Hopper ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 64.[10][11][12] He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, by 88 votes.[13][14][15] There was a recount of the votes. [16] [17] During his campaign, Hopper emphasized border security.[18][19]

Hopper announced his candidacy for Texas House District 64 on June 5, 2023.

Hopper graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Ohio University in 1997 and a Master's of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of North Texas in 2000.[20]

Hopper joined the Texas State Guard in 2014.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "About Andy » Andy Hopper for Texas House District 64". Andy Hopper for Texas House District 64. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "An Interview with Andy Hopper - The Texas Horn". thetexashorn.com. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ Montoya, Robert (2021-10-20). "Andy Hopper Announces Campaign for Texas House". Texas Scorecard. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "Texas House District 64 Candidate Andy Hopper Has Signed the Texas Conservative Pledge - Texans For True Conservatives PAC". texascpac.org. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ "About Us » Wise County Conservatives". Wise County Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ "You searched for andy hopper". Texas Scorecard. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ^ "Andy Hopper, Author at Texas Scorecard". Texas Scorecard. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  8. ^ Prather, Chad (June 4, 2021). "HOPPER: LEFT-WING AGENDA HAS INFILTRATED THE TEXAS STATE GUARD".
  9. ^ "Texas State Guard Conducts Training to Address Purported 'Extremism' Among Its Members". The Texan. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. ^ Montoya, Robert (2021-10-20). "Andy Hopper Announces Campaign for Texas House". Texas Scorecard. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  11. ^ "Andy Hopper". Denton Record-Chronicle. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  12. ^ "Texas State House Races to Watch in 2022". The Texan. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  13. ^ "Texas election results 2022 for governor, Congress and more primaries". The Texas Tribune. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ^ Svitek, Patrick (2022-03-04). "Texas far-right conservatives spent millions to oust House GOP leaders, to little avail". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  15. ^ "Texas State Reps. Travis Clardy, Lynn Stucky Barely Scraped Past Primary Elections". The Texan. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  16. ^ "Rep. Lynn Stucky, Paul Pape Maintain Leads After Recounts in Two GOP House Races". The Texan. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  17. ^ Harper, Jolie McCullough and Karen Brooks (2022-03-02). "State GOP leaders win big in Texas legislative primaries". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  18. ^ Tribune, World (2021-06-01). "Don't mess with Texas: Guardsman challenges Team Biden's indoctrination of U.S. troops". World Tribune: U.S. Politics and Culture, Geopolitics, Northeast Asia, China, Geostrategy-Direct, International Security, Corporate Watch, Media Watch. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  19. ^ "Andy Hopper, candidate for Texas State Representative". Dallas News. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  20. ^ "Andy Hopper". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  21. ^ Smith, Mark (2022-01-31). "Meet the Primary Candidates: State House District 64". Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  22. ^ "Texas State Guard Conducts Training to Address Purported 'Extremism' Among Its Members". The Texan. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-05-31.