He played college football at Washington State University, was selected in the eighth round of the 1978 NFL draft,[1] and played two seasons in the NFL.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture education, forest, and range management from Washington State University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Washington.
[2] A member of the Republican Party, Hover served two terms as commissioner of Okanogan County, Washington.
[3] Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, then appointed Hover to serve as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
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