Monte Hodges (born November 1, 1971) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ...

representing District 55 since January 14, 2013. 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.

Education

Hodges earned his AA from Mississippi County Community College and his

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from

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Elections

*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%), won the June 22 runoff election with 1,764 votes (56.2%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election.

References

External links

Official page
at the

Monte Hodges for Congress
campaign website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Monte 1971 births Living people African-American state legislators in Arkansas Arkansas lawyers Arkansas State University alumni Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Blytheville, Arkansas 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people