Dawson Tucker Hodgson[2] (born July 10, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented the 35th district from January 4, 2011 until January 6, 2015.[3][4] In 2014 he made an unsuccessful bid for Attorney General of Rhode Island.
2010: When District 35 Democratic Senator J. Michael Lenihan retired and left the seat open, Hodgson was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 971 votes,[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,006 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Mark Schwager.[6]
2012: Hodgson was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,097 votes,[7] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,886 votes (58.3%) against Democratic nominee Winters Hames.[8]