James Hooper
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Michigan
$1.7K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — MI-12 House winner?
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1.9%chance to win
$1.7KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleTradesman
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationMichigan
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BackgroundTradesman
Notable personal detailsJames D. Hooper is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Michigan's 12th Congressional District. He has described himself as a liberty-minded conservative Republican and has served as Wayne County Chairman within the local Republican organization. He has previously run for Michigan's 12th Congressional District.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
James Hooper supports lower taxes, fiscal restraint, and a smaller federal role in the economy. He argues that taxes on families and businesses are excessive, wants taxpayers to keep more of their earnings, and favors reducing regulations and bureaucracy in favor of free-market solutions.
Healthcare
James Hooper supports a free market approach to healthcare. He also opposes forced medical procedures and vaccine passports, and says more focus should go to holistic approaches, preventative medicine, and mental health.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong border control and frames illegal immigration as a national sovereignty and national security problem. Describes unchecked illegal immigration as dangerous because of drug trafficking, human and child trafficking, and terrorists crossing an abandoned border.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
James Hooper states that he is pro-life from conception to natural death. His campaign materials frame his position as opposed to abortion access and aligned with restrictive reproductive-rights views.
Public Safety & Guns
James Hooper says the Second Amendment is non-negotiable and describes it as an un-infringeable right that protects all other rights. His public issue page presents him as a strong proponent of broad gun rights and frames the Second Amendment as a safeguard against government tyranny.
Latest News
James Hooper is in the news because he is the Republican opponent facing Rashida Tlaib in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District general election. The race was called after Tlaib won the Democratic primary, setting up the November matchup. Other recent coverage around Michigan politics has focused on primary results and the broader 2026 election landscape, but it does not add much specific new information about Hooper himself.
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Campaign Fundraising
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