Dawson Hodgson

Dawson Hodgson
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015
Preceded byJ. Michael Lenihan
Succeeded byMark Gee
Personal details
Born
Dawson Tucker Hodgson

(1978-07-10) July 10, 1978 (age 46)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMegan[1]
Residence(s)Slocum, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationBucknell University (BA)
University of Connecticut (JD)

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.

Education

Hodgson graduated from St. Georges School in Newport Rhode Island and continued his education at Bucknell University and earned his JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Elections

  • 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]
  • 2016: Hodgson resigned as a delegate to that year's 2016 Republican National Convention in order to support Libertarian Gary Johnson for president, instead of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Dawson Hodgson: Rhode Island State Senator". Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. ^ "Dawson Hodgson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Dawson Tucker Hodgson". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Dawson Tucker Hodgson".
  5. ^ "2010 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 35". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "2010 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 35". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 35". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 35". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "R.I. Republican Hodgson resigns as delegate over Trump".
Rhode Island Senate
Preceded by Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 35th district

2011–2015
Succeeded by
Mark Gee
Party political offices
Preceded by
Erik B. Wallin
Republican nominee for Attorney General of Rhode Island
2014
Vacant
Title next held by
Charles C. Calenda