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Perry Hooper
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
January 3, 1984 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byHam Wilson
Succeeded byDavid Grimes
Personal details
BornPerry Oliver Hooper Jr.
(1954-10-05) October 5, 1954 (age 71)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseJudy McKissick
Children3
RelativesPerry Hooper Sr. (father)
EducationAuburn University, Montgomery (BA)
Faulkner University (JD)

Perry Oliver Hooper Jr. (born October 5, 1954), is an American politician. A Republican, Hooper served in the Alabama House of Representatives for District 73 from 1984 until 2003.

Early life

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Hooper is the son of Perry Hooper Sr.[1] He graduated from Auburn University.[2]

Career

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Hooper's career has been marred by impropriety, cronyism, racism, sexual misconduct, defense of sexual misconduct, election interference, erosion of the separation of church and state, misinformation, dishonesty, and civil lawsuits.[3][4][5] [6]

In 1982, Hooper ran for the Alabama House of Representatives for the 81st district. He lost in the general election to the Democratic Party nominee, Ham Wilson Jr.[7] Running for the 73rd district in a special election in 1983, Hooper defeated Wilson.[8] Hooper served until 2003, after he lost renomination in 2002 to David Grimes.[9]

In his 1983 campaign against Wilson, Hooper ran racist advertisements to appeal to white voters while denigrating black voters. The advertisement campaign included a headline that read "Last Year, Joe Reed Elected Ham Wilson, Jr. Here It Is In Black And White".[10]

In 1987, the Junior Chamber International awarded Hooper "Outstanding Young Man of Alabama". American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a group of conservative lawmakers and businesses, presented him with the Thomas Jefferson Free Enterprise Award. He was a member of the Montgomery County Republican Committee.

While serving in the Alabama House of Representatives, Hooper was also employed as an insurance salesman for Palomar Insurance in Montgomery. Prior to Hooper's employment at Palomar, the company had no insurance contracts with the state. By 1994, Palomar had five of the eight largest government insurance contracts. [11]

Hooper was investigated on 3 separate occasions by the Alabama Ethics Commision (1996, 1998, 2000) and was fined $12,000 by the Commission in 2001 for failing to report two years of state contracts he sold for Palomar. At the time, the $12,000 fine was the largest ever levied by the Commision.[12]

Hooper claimed to be the co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in Alabama, despite the legitimacy of the co-chair title being heavily disputed. Only the Christian Coalition of Alabama, which Hooper serves on the Board of Directors for, claims he was actually co-chair of the Trump campaign. Hooper's co-chair claim has been refuted by numerous republican contemporaries, including by Rep. Ed Henry and Jim Carnes, who were the true co-chairs of the campaign. When Rep. Ed Henry publicly announced that Hooper's co-chair title was self appointed, Hooper left Rep. Henry an obscenity-laced voicemail that circulated widely throughout Montgomery. [13][14]

In 2017, Alabama Republican Party leadership moved to reprimand Hooper amind widespread accusations of self-promotion, unauthorized political activity, and questionable Trump campaign ties. The ALGOP Steering Committee unanimously directed party chair Terry Lathan an official reprimand following an unauthorized Crenshaw County event. [15]

Also in 2017, Hooper publicly and vocally dismissed the sexual-misconduct allegations against Roy Moore and even went as far as to suggest Moore's alleged victims take polygraph tests.[16]

After Jeff Sessions resigned from the United States Senate to become attorney general of the United States, Hooper sought the appointment to succeed Sessions in the Senate. Hooper was one of six finalists considered by Governor Robert Bentley.[17] When Luther Strange was appointed to the Senate, Hooper endorsed him and declined to run against him in the 2017 special election to fill the remainder of the term.[18]

After Donald Trump lost the 2020 Presidential Election, Hooper participated in attempting to overturn election results in Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin despite various courts upholding the 2020 election results more than 60 different times, furthering his notoriety as a Donald Trump crony. In his efforts to overturn verified election results, he claimed to be part of an "investigative team" despite having no experience as an auditor or investigator. [19][20] [21]

In 2024, Hooper continued his attack on free and fair elections by claiming that thousands of votes were "stolen" from his father in his 1994 chief-justice race. There was no evidence to support this claim then or now. Courts upheld the election results.[22][23]

From 2025 onward, Hooper has written many articles (mainly written by ChatGPT on his behalf) riddles with factual inaccuracies. These inaccuracies include inflated claims about GDP number, inflation numbers, and NATO spending.[24] [25][26] [27]

[28]Personal life

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Hooper and his wife, Judy, have three children, two who were running backs for the Auburn Tigers football team, and another, a placekicker for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team.[2]

Hooper was youth athletics coach and the by the YMCA of Montgomery awarded him "Man of the Year". He is affiliated with Kiwanis International and the Southern Development Council.

Hooper was arrested on August 23, 2022, on charges of first-degree sex abuse for an incident that occurred on August 16. Hooper was accused of groping and kissing a woman at a local restaurant while she was working.[5] Perry was indicted in November 2022,[6] but the charge against him was dismissed in December.[4] In 2023, Hooper attempted to file a lawsuit against the city of Montgomery and its police department, alleging he had been "set up" as part of a political ploy, but he dropped the suit in October 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Chief Justice Perry Hooper remembered as GOP pioneer". April 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Auburn-South Carolina game reunites Hooper brothers".
  3. 1 2 "Perry Hooper Jr. drops lawsuit against city of Montgomery, police department". WSFA-12. October 11, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Grass, Jonathan (December 5, 2022). "'I take full responsibility': Former Ala. lawmaker speaks following sex abuse charge dismissal". WSFA-12. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Robinson, Carol (August 23, 2022). "Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery". al. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Former Alabama lawmaker indicted on sex abuse charge". WSFA-12. November 21, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ "4 Nov 1982, 8 - The Columbus Ledger at". Newspapers.com. November 4, 1982. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "9 Nov 1983, 1 - Alabama Journal at". Newspapers.com. November 9, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ "9 Jun 2002, 31 - The Montgomery Advertiser at". Newspapers.com. June 9, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/3427/mclemore_larry_dissertation1.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2
  11. ↑ https://www.theusconstitution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170101-Issue-Brief-CAC-Jeff-Sessions-Attorney-General-Jeff-Sessions-A-Rubber-Stamp-for-the-Chief-Executive.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.theusconstitution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170101-Issue-Brief-CAC-Jeff-Sessions-Attorney-General-Jeff-Sessions-A-Rubber-Stamp-for-the-Chief-Executive.pdf
  13. ↑ Britt, Bill (October 6, 2017). "County GOP chair asks party to rein-in Perry O." Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Perry Hooper Jr. Not running for Senate; backs Strange". May 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ Britt, Bill (October 13, 2017). "ALGOP Chair, Steering Committee reprimand Hooper". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ Mayfield, Mandy (November 11, 2017). "Two top Alabama state Republicans call Roy Moore sex allegations 'bull,' one floats polygraphs". Washington Examiner. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ Alabama (May 16, 2017). "Perry Hooper Jr. sets Senate announcement, expected to join race". al.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ Alabama (May 17, 2017). "Perry Hooper Jr. not running for Senate; endorses Luther Strange". al.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ Moseley, Brandon (December 11, 2020). "Aderholt supports Texas AG's lawsuit challenging election results". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ Moseley, Brandon (November 10, 2020). "Trump supporter Perry Hooper to join Trump's "investigative team" in Nevada". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Results of Lawsuits Regarding the 2020 Elections". Campaign Legal Center. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  22. ↑ Gazette, Alabama. "Casey's behavior is reminiscent of Hooper versus Hornsby case in Alabama history". Alabama Gazette. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  23. ↑ https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idbfcd811970d11d993e6d35cc61aab4a/View/FullText.html?contextData=(sc.PracticalLaw)&needToInjectTerms=False&originationContext=docHeader&transitionType=Document&utm
  24. ↑ Agency, N. C. I. "The Hague Summit Declaration". www.ncia.nato.int. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate) | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)". www.bea.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Employment Situation News Release - 2025 M07 Results". Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  27. ↑ Gazette, Alabama. "Trump 47: Two Hundred Days of Relentless Winning". Alabama Gazette. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  28. ↑ https://www.theusconstitution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170101-Issue-Brief-CAC-Jeff-Sessions-Attorney-General-Jeff-Sessions-A-Rubber-Stamp-for-the-Chief-Executive.pdf
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