Monte Hodges (born November 1, 1971) is an American politician, who served as a member of the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House has 100 members elected from an equal number of constituencies across the state. Each distr ...

representing District 55 from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate for U.S. congress in

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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. In 2014, he was unchallenged for reelection to the seat. In 2016, he was unchallenged for reelection to the seat. In 2018, he beat Republican Gary Tobar for the seat. In 2020, he beat Republican Gary Tobar for the seat. In 2022, he ran for

and lost to Rick Crawford.

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 African-American bankers American bankers Arkansas State University alumni Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly People from Blytheville, Arkansas 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians