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Preceded by
  
J. Michael Lenihan

Website
  
dawsonhodgson.com

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Dawson Hodgson


Political party
  
Republican

Role
  
American Politician

Profession
  
Attorney

Party
  
Republican Party



Born
  
July 10, 1978 (age 46) (
1978-07-10
)

Alma mater
  
Bucknell UniversityUniversity of Connecticut School of Law

Residence
  
Slocum, Rhode Island, United States

Education
  
Bucknell University, University of Connecticut School of Law

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Dawson Tucker Hodgson (born July 10, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 35 since January 2011. In 2014 he made an unsuccessful bid for Attorney General of Rhode Island.

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State Sen. Dawson Hodgson considering run for A.G.


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, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,006 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Mark Schwager.
  • 2012: Hodgson was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,097 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,886 votes (58.3%) against Democratic nominee Winters Hames.
  • 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.

    • References

    Dawson Hodgson Wikipedia
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