Benjamin B. Hodge (born March 20, 1980) is an American former politician who served in the

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as a

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for slightly less than one term. He was originally elected to the Kansas House in 2006, winning relatively close victories in both the

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(53%, vs. 47% for fellow Republican Bobby Love) and the general election (55%, vs. 45% for

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Bond Faulwell). He succeeded

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in the state house, who instead ran for election to the

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, but was defeated in the primary. Hodge resigned his state house seat in May of 2008, and Schwab successfully ran for his old state house seat in that year's elections.

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1980 births Living people Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Overland Park, Kansas {{Kansas-politician-stub