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American politician

John Hodgson
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 36th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byJerry T. Miller
Personal details
BornFort Worth, Texas
Political partyRepublican
EducationTexas Tech University (BS)
Embry-Riddle University (MA)
CommitteesElections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs
State Government
Transportation

John Foster Hodgson (born July 11, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. He represents Kentucky's 36th House district, which consists of part of Jefferson County.

Biography

Hodgson was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where both his parents were stationed in World War II.He earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University in 1984 and a Master of Science in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2007. Later, Hodgson attended Liberty University and studied public policy for one year.

He moved to Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1985 and worked for United Parcel Service (UPS). Hodgson would remain with UPS for 32 years, serving in various management positions, before retiring in 2016 to work as the operations director for Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. Currently, Hodgson serves as president of Bigfoot Strategies, a consulting firm for businesses, non-profits, and political entities.

Hodgson has served in various community leadership roles such as chair of the Fisherville Area Neighborhood Association, president of the Louisville Tea Party, and the legislative district 36 chair of the Jefferson County Republican Party.

He is a Christian.

Political career

Elections

2022 Hodgson won the 2022 Republican primary with 2,015 votes (47.9%) against David Howser and Richard Crawford, and was unopposed in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 14,667 votes. He assumed office on January 1, 2023.

2024 Hodgson was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate William Zorn in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

References

  1. "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. "Legislator Information". services.statescape.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. "LinkedIn Profile - John Hodgson". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "John Hodgson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
Kentucky House of Representatives
Preceded byJerry T. Miller Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
2023–present 		Succeeded byincumbent
Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Speaker
David Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
Minority Leader
Pamela Stevenson (D)
  1. ▌Steven Rudy (R)
  2. ▌Kim Holloway (R)
  3. ▌Randy Bridges (R)
  4. ▌Wade Williams (R)
  5. ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
  6. ▌Chris Freeland (R)
  7. ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
  8. ▌Walker Thomas (R)
  9. ▌Myron Dossett (R)
  10. ▌Josh Calloway (R)
  11. ▌J. T. Payne (R)
  12. ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
  13. ▌DJ Johnson (R)
  14. ▌Scott Lewis (R)
  15. ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
  16. ▌Jason Petrie (R)
  17. ▌Robert Duvall (R)
  18. ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
  19. ▌Michael Meredith (R)
  20. ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
  21. ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
  22. ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
  23. ▌Steve Riley (R)
  24. ▌Ryan Bivens (R)
  25. ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
  26. ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
  27. ▌Nancy Tate (R)
  28. ▌Jared Bauman (R)
  29. ▌Chris Lewis (R)
  30. ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
  31. ▌Susan Witten (R)
  32. ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
  33. ▌Jason Nemes (R)
  34. ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
  35. ▌Lisa Willner (D)
  36. ▌John Hodgson (R)
  37. ▌Emily Callaway (R)
  38. ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
  39. ▌Matt Lockett (R)
  40. ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
  41. ▌Mary Lou Marzian (D)
  42. ▌Joshua Watkins (D)
  43. ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
  44. ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
  45. ▌Adam Moore (D)
  46. ▌Al Gentry (D)
  47. ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
  48. ▌Ken Fleming (R)
  49. ▌Thomas Huff (R)
  50. ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
  51. ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
  52. ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
  53. ▌James Tipton (R)
  54. ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
  55. ▌Kim King (R)
  56. ▌Daniel Fister (R)
  57. ▌Erika Hancock (D)
  58. ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
  59. ▌David W. Osborne (R)
  60. ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
  61. ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
  62. ▌Tony Hampton (R)
  63. ▌Kim Banta (R)
  64. ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
  65. ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
  66. ▌T. J. Roberts (R)
  67. ▌Matthew Lehman (D)
  68. ▌Mike Clines (R)
  69. ▌Steven Doan (R)
  70. ▌William Lawrence (R)
  71. ▌Josh Bray (R)
  72. ▌Matthew Koch (R)
  73. ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
  74. ▌David Hale (R)
  75. ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
  76. ▌Anne Donworth (D)
  77. ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
  78. ▌Mark Hart (R)
  79. ▌Chad Aull (D)
  80. ▌David Meade (R)
  81. ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
  82. ▌Nick Wilson (R)
  83. ▌Josh Branscum (R)
  84. ▌Chris Fugate (R)
  85. ▌Shane Baker (R)
  86. ▌Tom Smith (R)
  87. ▌Adam Bowling (R)
  88. ▌Vanessa Grossl (R)
  89. ▌Timmy Truett (R)
  90. ▌Derek Lewis (R)
  91. ▌Billy Wesley (R)
  92. ▌John Blanton (R)
  93. ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
  94. ▌Mitch Whitaker (R)
  95. ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
  96. ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
  97. ▌Bobby McCool (R)
  98. ▌Aaron Thompson (R)
  99. ▌Richard White (R)
  100. ▌Scott Sharp (R)


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