Hooper retiring from state Senate due to illness

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J. Robert Hooper, the three-term state senator representing Harford County, plans to retire at the end of the year because of poor health.

Hooper, R-District 35, said Wednesday that his struggles with cancer and the rigors of the special session showed him he could no longer keep his old pace.

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