James Michael Hamper (born June 15, 1955 is an American politician and carpenter from Maine. Hamper is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 13th 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.