| James Hamper | |
| Office: | Member of the Maine Senate |
| Constituency: | 13th district (2012-2014) 19th district (2014–2020) |
| Term Start: | December 5, 2012 |
| Term End: | December 2, 2020 |
| Preceded: | David Hastings |
| Succeeded: | Rick Bennett |
| State House1: | Maine |
| District1: | 100th |
| Term Start1: | 2004 |
| Term End1: | 2012 |
| Successor1: | Roger A. Jackson |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Dayton, Ohio |
| Spouse: | Lynn Hamper |
| Profession: | Carpenter |
| Party: | Republican |
James Michael Hamper (born June 15, 1955) is an American politician and carpenter from Maine.[1] Hamper is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 19th District, representing parts of Cumberland and Oxford Counties, including his residence of Oxford. Hamper earned a A.A. from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2001. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2004 and was unable to run for re-election in 2012 due to term-limits. From 2010 to 2012, Hamper served as the House chairman of the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.[2] In 2012, he was elected to the Maine Senate, replacing fellow Republican David Hastings.
Hamper is a practicing carpenter in Otisfield, Maine and a member of the Oxford Advent Christian Church, an evangelical church in Oxford.[1] [2]