Myron Keith Hodges (born May 6, 1966) is an

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. A

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, he was elected to the

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in 2011. He the 68th district, made up of the

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counties of

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, King and Queen, Mathews and

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, and part of

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Early life and education

Hodges was born in

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and raised on the Middle Peninsula. He received a

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degree from the

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School of

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in 1989.

Political career

The 98th district incumbent, Republican

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, retired in 2011. Hodges won a four-way primary for the Republican nomination with 40.92% of the vote. He then defeated Democratic candidate Andy Shoukas with 16,647 votes to Shoukas' 4,556. Hodges ran for re-election in 2013 against

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candidate Geneva Putt. He won with 75.4% of the vote. Hodges ran as an unopposed candidate in 2015, winning with 100% of the vote. He acquired 65.05% of the vote in 2017, defeating Democrat Sheila Crowley. In 2022, Hodges was promoted to chair of the Counties Cities and Towns Committee.

Personal life

Hodges married Shelley Gaye Williams c.1990. They have two daughters, Chloe and Ella. Chloe attends Randolph-Macon College in

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, and she is a cheerleader for their football team.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, M. Keith 1966 births Living people Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Medical College of Virginia alumni Politicians from Richmond, Virginia People from Urbanna, Virginia 21st-century American legislators