William Hoge (California politician)

William "Bill" Hoge (born April 2, 1946 in Pasadena, California) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party.

After the 1991 redistricting the Pasadena, Altadena and Sunland-Tujunga areas gained their own GOP-leaning seat in the California State Assembly.^[1] Businessman Bill Hoge, backed by a host of conservatives, won a 10-way GOP primary and then defeated a weak Democrat to take this seat.^[2][3]

Democrats, meanwhile, considered Hoge vulnerable. They noted that despite the weakness of their nominee in 1992, Hoge still performed poorly. They recruited former Pasadena police chief Bruce Philpott to run against Hoge in 1994, but he was unsuccessful.^[4] In 1996 GOP state senate minority leader Rob Hurtt of Garden Grove tried to persuade Hoge to run for an open state senate seat. Hoge declined, thinking it was a safer bet to stay in the assembly.^[5] However, he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Jack Scott, former president of Pasadena City College.

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1986-1988

Year	Office		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1992	California State Assembly District 44		Johnathan Fuhrman	65,332	44%		Bill Hoge	77,044	51.8%
1994	California State Assembly District 44		Bruce Philpott	37,112	41.8%		Bill Hoge	64,276	53.3%
1996	California State Assembly District 44		Jack Scott	72,591	53%		Bill Hoge	60,124	43.9%

References

1. http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1992-11-03
2. California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.12 (December 1992) "Complete District by district results". StateNet Publications, December 1992.
3. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
4. California Journal Vol. XXV, No.12 (December 1994) "Complete Election Results". StateNet Publications, December 1994.
5. California Journal Vol. XXVII, No. 12 (December 1996) "District by district analysis". StateNet Publications, December 1996.