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Ron Hoover

Otter Creek Township Trustee
Nonpartisan office★ IncumbentUnopposed

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Quick facts

  • Office: Otter Creek Township Trustee
  • Incumbent: Yes
  • Opponents: None — runs unopposed

Biography

The race

  • Ron Hoover is a nonpartisan candidate for Otter Creek Township Trustee in the Nov. 3, 2026, Linn County general election.
  • They currently hold the office.
  • They run unopposed — no other candidate filed for this office, so they win this race.

Sources: Linn County Election Services candidate list

Background

  • Linn County assessor records list Ron Hoover (Ronald E Hoover) as deed holder of a residential property in Otter Creek Township.

Sources: Linn County Assessor

Record in office

  • Ron Hoover currently serves as an Otter Creek Township Trustee, with a term expiring December 31, 2026.
  • Linn County records list Ron Hoover as elected to the Otter Creek Township Trustee seat on November 8, 2022, for a four-year term.
  • Otter Creek Township's FY2025 clerk's statement of disbursements lists a payment to trustee Ron Hoover for flags.
  • Otter Creek Township's FY2024 clerk's statement of disbursements lists payments to trustee Ron Hoover for cemetery services and cemetery repairs.
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  • Otter Creek Township's FY2023 clerk's statement of disbursements lists a payment to trustee Ron Hoover for cemetery services.
  • Otter Creek Township's FY2025 clerk's statement of disbursements lists two flag disbursements to trustee Ron Hoover — $206.51 on Jan 11, 2025 and $355.96 on Mar 26, 2025 — totaling $562.47.
  • Iowa Code chapter 359 defines the township trustee office: provide fire protection (typically by 28E contract), maintain township cemeteries, act as a fence viewer, adopt the annual budget, and meet at least twice a year; compensation is an hourly rate set by the county board of supervisors.
  • Ron Hoover was the building inspection director for the city of Marion and was honored as the 2016 Building Official of the Year by the Iowa Association of Building Officials.

Sources: Linn County, IA; Linn County, IA; Linn County; Linn County; Linn County; Iowa Legislature; The Gazette (Cedar Rapids Community History Archive)

In the news

  • Ballotpedia lists Ron Hoover as the incumbent running for Otter Creek Township Trustee Board in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Sources: Ballotpedia

The race

Otter Creek Township TrusteeGeneral election · Nov. 3, 2026
  • Ron HooverNonpartisan · ★ IncumbentThis profile

Unopposed · no opponent on the ballot — this candidate will win the seat

Source: Linn County Election Services candidate list · Oct. 7, 2026
  • Ballotpedia lists Ron Hoover as the incumbent running for Otter Creek Township Trustee Board in the November 3, 2026 general election.referenceBallotpedia · Oct. 17, 2026

Campaign money

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Record in office

About the office

  • Iowa Code chapter 359 defines the township trustee office: provide fire protection (typically by 28E contract), maintain township cemeteries, act as a fence viewer, adopt the annual budget, and meet at least twice a year; compensation is an hourly rate set by the county board of supervisors.officialIowa Legislature · Oct. 18, 2026

Timeline

Years come from the item text; a gray italic year is when the source was published.

  1. 2026
    Ron Hoover currently serves as an Otter Creek Township Trustee, with a term expiring December 31, 2026.officialLinn County, IA · Oct. 17, 2026
  2. 2025
    Otter Creek Township's FY2025 clerk's statement of disbursements lists two flag disbursements to trustee Ron Hoover — $206.51 on Jan 11, 2025 and $355.96 on Mar 26, 2025 — totaling $562.47.officialLinn County, IA · Oct. 18, 2026
    Otter Creek Township's FY2025 clerk's statement of disbursements lists a payment to trustee Ron Hoover for flags.officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026
  3. 2024
    Otter Creek Township's FY2024 clerk's statement of disbursements lists payments to trustee Ron Hoover for cemetery services and cemetery repairs.officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026
  4. 2023
    Otter Creek Township's FY2023 clerk's statement of disbursements lists a payment to trustee Ron Hoover for cemetery services.officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026
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  1. 2022
    Linn County records list Ron Hoover as elected to the Otter Creek Township Trustee seat on November 8, 2022, for a four-year term.officialLinn County, IA · Oct. 17, 2026

Positions & statements

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Background

Years come from the item text; a gray italic year is when the source was published.

  1. 2026
    Linn County assessor records list Ron Hoover (Ronald E Hoover) as deed holder of a residential property in Otter Creek Township.officialLinn County Assessor · Oct. 17, 2026
  2. 2016
    Ron Hoover was the building inspection director for the city of Marion and was honored as the 2016 Building Official of the Year by the Iowa Association of Building Officials.newsThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids Community History Archive) · Feb. 21, 2016

In the news

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