Earlene Hill Hooper facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Earlene Hooper
Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2018
Preceded by	Ivan Lafayette
Succeeded by	Catherine Nolan
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 18th district
In office March 16, 1988 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by	Barbara Patton
Succeeded by	Taylor Raynor
Personal details
Born	1938/1939 (age 85–86) Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Thomas
Residence	Hempstead, New York
Alma mater	Norfolk State University Adelphi University
Profession	social worker, politician
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Earlene Hill Hooper is an American politician who represented District 18 in the New York State Assembly from 1988 to 2018. Hooper's district included large portions of Nassau County. Hooper served as the first female Deputy Speaker of the Assembly from 2009 to 2018. First elected in a special election held on March 15, 1988, Hooper was (at one time) the only New York state legislator of color from Long Island.

A former social worker, with a B.A. in English from Norfolk State University and a Master's in Social Work from Adelphi University, she previously served as an administrator in New York State's Department of Social Services Division of Child and Family Services.

Hooper also served on the Democratic Platform Committee during 1988.

On September 13, 2018, Hooper was defeated in the Democratic primary by psychologist and political newcomer Taylor Raynor, who was described as "a loose jezebel that has two kids and no husband" in fliers spread within the assembly district. Hooper was criticized during her campaign for comparing Raynor to a slave and comparing Nassau County Democratic Committee chairman Jay Jacobs to a plantation owner.