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Monte Hodges
Monte Hodges (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 55. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Hodges (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Monte Hodges graduated from Blytheville High School in 1990. Hodges earned a B.S. in business administration from Arkansas State University in 2009. His career experience includes working as a banker and the vice president of commercial lending with Southern Bancorp.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Hodges was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee
- Joint Budget Committee
2019-2020
Hodges was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee
- House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Joint Energy |
| • Joint Energy |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hodges served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rules |
| • Joint Budget |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hodges served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Public Retirement and Social Security Programs, Alternate |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1
Incumbent Rick Crawford defeated Monte Hodges in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Crawford (R) | 73.8 | 153,774 |
 | Monte Hodges (D) | 26.2 | 54,598 | |
| Total votes: 208,372 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Daugherty (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Monte Hodges advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1
Incumbent Rick Crawford defeated Brandt Smith and Jody Shackelford in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Crawford | 74.6 | 64,102 |
 | Brandt Smith | 13.9 | 11,981 | |
 | Jody Shackelford | 11.4 | 9,837 | |
| Total votes: 85,920 | |||
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Monte Hodges defeated Gary Tobar in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monte Hodges (D) | 52.2 | 3,666 |
| Gary Tobar (R) | 47.8 | 3,362 | ||
| Total votes: 7,028 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Monte Hodges advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Gary Tobar advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Monte Hodges defeated Gary Tobar in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monte Hodges (D) | 61.7 | 3,878 |
| Gary Tobar (R) | 38.3 | 2,406 | ||
| Total votes: 6,284 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Monte Hodges advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Monte Hodges |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55
Gary Tobar advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Gary Tobar | |
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2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Monte Hodges ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 general election.[5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Monte Hodges Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Monte Hodges ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Monte Hodges Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Incumbent Monte Hodges was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9]
2012
Hodges ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55. Hodges and Mary Gay Shipley defeated Joe Guy and Effie Collins in the May 22 Democratic primary. Hodges then defeated Shipley in the June 12 primary runoff and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12][13][14]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Monte Hodges (advanced to runoff) |
38.9% | 1,170 |
| Mary Gay Shipley (advanced to runoff) |
26.1% | 784 |
| Joe Guy | 21.7% | 652 |
| Effie Collins | 13.3% | 399 |
| Total Votes | 3,005 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monte Hodges did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Hodges' campaign website stated the following:
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Infrastructure: Repair & update roads and bridges. Invest in high-speed internet with emphasis on rural broadband. Economic Development: Focus on small and rural businesses, attract new business investment, work with existing businesses to maximize their potential and work with them to get new technology. (Reference MS County Miracle–$4 Billion dollars in steel mills and manufacturing to an economically depressed area, now flourishing). Healthcare: Quality, affordable healthcare and lower insurance. Education: Access to high quality education, pay and support our teachers, invest in our children. Jobs: Train workforce for 21st Century jobs in a 21st Century economy.[15] |
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| —Monte Hodges' campaign website (2022)[16] | ||
2020
Monte Hodges did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 12 through March 12. The legislature held a special session from March 13 to March 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3.
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2016
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In 2016, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 13 through May 9. The Legislature held a three-day special session from April 6 to April 8 over healthcare. The Legislature held a second special session from May 19 to May 23 over transportation.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2014. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
2013
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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Personal
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Hodges and his wife, Rhonda, have one child.
He served as President Pro-Tem of the Blytheville City Council.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Arkansas District 1 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Monte Hodges," accessed March 28, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Monte Hodges," accessed March 28, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Monte Hodges," accessed March 28, 2022
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Unofficial primary runoff results," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Monte Hodges for Congress, “Issues/Platform,” accessed November 5, 2022
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard," accessed July 10, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Matt Brown (R) |
