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==Political activities==
==Political activities==
In 2014, Hodges entered the Republican [[primary]] to choose a successor to the term-limited [[Duncan Baird]] of Lowell, who subsequently joined the administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Asa Hutchinson]] as the budget director. In a low-turnout contest, Hodges won the nomination, 1,395 votes (69 percent) to 635 (31 percent) for Damon Dale Wallace (born c. 1969) of Gateway, Arkansas. The youthful Hodges carried the backing of state Senators Bart Hester and Cecile Bledsoe and the elderly former [[U. S. Representative]] [[John Paul Hammerschmidt]] of Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, who subsequently died on April 1, 2015. Hodges was only two years of age when Hammerschmidt retired from Congress.<ref name=face>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HodgesARK|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uatrav.com/the_companion/article_3b3fd18e-98c0-11e3-9e41-001a4bcf6878.html|title=
In 2014, Hodges entered the Republican [[primary]] to choose a successor to the term-limited Duncan Baird of Lowell, who subsequently joined the administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Asa Hutchinson]] as the budget director. In a low-turnout contest, Hodges won the nomination, 1,395 votes (69 percent) to 635 (31 percent) for Damon Dale Wallace (born c. 1969) of Gateway, Arkansas. The youthful Hodges carried the backing of state Senators Bart Hester and Cecile Bledsoe and the elderly former [[U. S. Representative]] [[John Paul Hammerschmidt]] of Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, who subsequently died on April 1, 2015. Hodges was only two years of age when Hammerschmidt retired from Congress.<ref name=face>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HodgesARK|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uatrav.com/the_companion/article_3b3fd18e-98c0-11e3-9e41-001a4bcf6878.html|title=
Aspiring Politician Uses Youth as an Asset|date=February 19, 2014|publisher=''University of Arkansas Traveler''|author=Kristen Coppola|accessdate=April 12, 2015}}</ref>Hammerschmidt is one of only two opponents to have defeated [[Bill Clinton]] in an election.
Aspiring Politician Uses Youth as an Asset|date=February 19, 2014|publisher=''University of Arkansas Traveler''|author=Kristen Coppola|accessdate=April 12, 2015}}</ref>Hammerschmidt is one of only two opponents to have defeated [[Bill Clinton]] in an election.