Dawson Hodgson
| Dawson Hodgson | ||
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| Rhode Island Senate District 35 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 6, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $14,185.95/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Bucknell University | |
| J.D. | University of Connecticut | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 10, 1978 | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Hodgson is an attorney. He worked as a Criminal Prosecutor with the Department of the Attorney General in Rhode Island from 2005-2010. Hodsgon was a Law Clerk for the Washington County Superior Court from 2004-2005. He also worked on the Sodco incorporated family farm and Chipuxet River Farm.
He attended St. George's School and Bucknell University where he graduated in 2000. He received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2004.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hodgson served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Government Oversight | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Labor | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hodgson served on these committees:
| Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Labor | ||||
Elections
2012
Hodgson won re-election in District 35. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on September 11. Winters B. Hames III was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Hodgson defeated Hames in the general election which took place on November 6.[1]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 35, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dawson Hodgson Incumbent |
58.3% | 7,886 | |
| Democratic | Winters B. Hames III | 41.5% | 5,612 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.3% | 36 | |
| Total Votes | 13,534 | |||
2010
Hodgson defeated Democrat Mark Schwager in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. [2]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 35 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dawson Hodgson (R)
|
6,006 | |||
| Mark Schwager (D) | 5,078 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Hodgson was first elected to the Senate, he collected $40,887 in donations.[3]
The major contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dawson Hodgson | $5,368 |
| 13 individual donations each of: | $1,000 |
Personal
Hodgson is married with one child.
External links
- Senate website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Lenihan (D) |
Rhode Island State Senate District 35 2011–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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