Biography

State Representative Chuck Hopson is serving his fourth term and represents Cherokee, Houston, Panola, and Rusk Counties. He serves on the powerful Appropriations Committee, as the Chairman of Budget and Oversight for the Committee on Judicial Affairs, and is a member of the Redistricting Committee. Chuck also serves as a member of the Rural Caucus, and the Texas Conservative Coalition.

Chuck is an honest and conscientious leader who holds paramount the needs of the people of this state. He is dedicated to working in a bipartisan manner to increase funding for public education, while lowering property taxes, insuring access to quality healthcare, and promoting economic development in East Texas.

Chuck continues to work across party lines, with both Republicans and Democrats, to develop long-lasting solutions to the problems that face all Texans. Former Republican Lt. Governor Ratliff said, “His proven record in the Texas House of Representatives reflects an independent conservative philosophy which has served the people of East Texas well.”

Chuck is an independent pharmacist from Jacksonville, in the heart of District 11, where he has owned and operated May Drug since 1973. Chuck is an active member of the Texas Pharmacy Association and is a past President of the Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the Central East Texas Pharmacy Association.

Born in Jacksonville on September 18, 1941, Chuck graduated from the University of Houston, where he received a degree in Pharmacy. Prior to his service as a State Representative, Chuck was active in local government where he was elected to the Jacksonville School Board, the Jacksonville City Council, and was appointed Vice-Chair of the local Planning and Zoning Commission. Chuck also serves on the Board of Trustees for Lon Morris College in Jacksonville.

Chuck is an active member of his community serving on numerous boards and charitable organizations, including Austin Bank, the Nan Travis Hospital Foundation, and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. Chuck has also served First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville as a Sunday school teacher.

Chuck and his wife Billie, a former educator and school counselor for more than thirty years, have three grown children and six grandchildren. As an active and lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association, Chuck appreciates hunting, fishing, and collecting guns. Chuck is also an avid tennis player, golfer, runner, and enjoys riding his motorcycle.

CHUCK HOPSON: A RECORD OF SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT

Named Business Man of the Year by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, 1999

Named A HOPE Point of Light, 1999 - 2001

Named Best Elected Official by the Readers of the Jacksonville Daily Progress, 2002

Named Citizen of the Year by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, 2002

Named to the Honor Roll by the Texas Association of Realtors, 2001, 2003 & 2005

Recipient of the Lonestar Statesman Award from the Texans for Lawsuit Reform, 2004 & 2006

Recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2004

Award of Recognition for Continued Commitment to Law Enforcement by the Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #56, 2004

Named Pharmacist of the Year by the Texas Pharmacy Association, 2006