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Hopgood, Hoon-Yung (D)

Office: 515 FB Term: First Phone: (517) 373-7800 Email: senhhopgood@senate.mi.gov Home Address: 25359 Labana Woods Drive, Taylor MI 48180 Website: http://www.senate.mi.gov/dem/hopgood/ Seat Number: 26 Standing Committees: EDUCATION, APPROPRIATIONS, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY, OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM Subcommittees: NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT , ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, K-12 SCHOOL AID AND EDUCATION (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Former three-term member of the Michigan House. Senator Hopgood has also served as a legislative staffer. While in the House Hopgood chaired the House Transportation Committee.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Legislative staffer

EDUCATION

He attended the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor where he obtained his Bachelors of Arts in 1996 while majoring in Political Science. He currently is pursuing a Masters of Public Administration from Northern Michigan University in Lansing, Michigan.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Mr. Hopgood has been engaged in several volunteer efforts which included child literacy programs, holiday meal deliveries, Angel Night patrols in the city of Detroit, and low-income assistance programs.

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