Monte Hodges
Monte Hodges | |
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.jpg) Hodges in 2019 | |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 55th[1] district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tommy Baker |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1971 |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence | Blytheville, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Mississippi County Community College Arkansas State University |
| Profession | Banker |
Monte Hodges[2] (born November 1, 1971) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 55 from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate for U.S. congress in Arkansas's 1st congressional district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, in which he lost to incumbent Republican Rick Crawford.[3]
Education
[edit | edit source]Hodges earned his AA from Mississippi County Community College and his bachelor's degree in business administration from Arkansas State University.
Elections
[edit | edit source]- 2012 To challenge District 55 incumbent Republican Representative Tommy Baker left the Legislature and left the seat open, Hodges placed first in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,170 votes (38.9%),[4] won the June 22 runoff election with 1,764 votes (56.2%),[5] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election.[6]
In 2014, he was unchallenged for reelection to the seat. In 2016, he was unchallenged for reelection to the seat. In 2018, he beat Republican Gary Tobar for the seat. In 2020, he beat Republican Gary Tobar for the seat. In 2022, he ran for Arkansas's 1st congressional district and lost to Rick Crawford.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official page at the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Monte Hodges for Congress campaign website
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- African-American state legislators in Arkansas
- Arkansas lawyers
- African-American bankers
- American bankers
- Arkansas State University alumni
- Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly
- People from Blytheville, Arkansas
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians