"Bud" Hover (born December 13, 1954) is a politician and former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.
He played college football at Washington State University, was selected in the eighth round of the 1978 NFL Draft, and played two seasons in the NFL.
Born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in the east suburb of Issaquah, Hover graduated from Issaquah High School in 1973.
He earned bachelor's degrees in agriculture education/forest and range management at WSU and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Washington.A member of the Republican Party, Hover served two terms as commissioner of Okanogan County, Washington.
In 2012, he lost re-election by ten votes.
Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, then appointed Hover to serve as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.