Dawson Hodgson Explained

Dawson Hodgson
State Senate:	Rhode Island
District:	35th
Term Start:	January 4, 2011
Term End:	January 6, 2015
Predecessor:	J. Michael Lenihan
Successor:	Mark Gee
Birth Name:	Dawson Tucker Hodgson
Birth Date:	10 July 1978
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Megan^[1]
Residence:	Slocum, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education:	Bucknell University (BA) University of Connecticut (JD)

Dawson Tucker Hodgson^[2] (born July 10, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented the 35th district from January 4, 2011 until January 6, 2015.^{[3] [4]} In 2014 he made an unsuccessful bid for Attorney General of Rhode Island.

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,^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,006 votes (54.2%) against Democratic nominee Mark Schwager.^[6]
• 2012: Hodgson was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,097 votes,^[7] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,886 votes (58.3%) against Democratic nominee Winters Hames.^[8]
• 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.^[9]

External links

• Official page at the Rhode Island General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Dawson Hodgson at Ballotpedia
• Dawson Hodgson at OpenSecrets

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Dawson Hodgson: Rhode Island State Senator . 2019-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200111104720/http://sorhodeisland.com/stories/dawson-hodgson,1427 . 2020-01-11 . live .
2. Web site: Dawson Hodgson's Biography . . April 4, 2020.
3. Web site: Senator Dawson Tucker Hodgson . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310225122/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Hodgson/default.aspx . dead . March 10, 2014 . . . March 10, 2014.
4. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Dawson Tucker Hodgson .
5. Web site: 2010 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 35 . Secretary of State of Rhode Island . Providence, Rhode Island . March 10, 2014.
6. Web site: 2010 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 35 . Secretary of State of Rhode Island . Providence, Rhode Island . March 10, 2014.
7. Web site: 2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 35 . . Providence, Rhode Island . March 10, 2014.
8. Web site: 2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 35 . . Providence, Rhode Island . March 10, 2014.
9. Web site: R.I. Republican Hodgson resigns as delegate over Trump.