Hodges is a former resident of Ozark in Christian County in southwestern [[Missouri]], where he graduated from high schoo]. In 2012, he was named a finalist for a [[Harry Truman]] Scholarship while a student in the Honors College of the [[J. William Fulbright]] College of Arts and Sciences at the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville. He was the chairman of the Senate for the UA Associated Student Government. He was also the youngest member of the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Committee, which earmarks spending from the municipal beautification fee.<ref name=scholarship>{{cite web|url=http://news.uark.edu/articles/17831/three-university-of-arkansas-students-named-as-2012-truman-scholarship-finalists|title=Three University of Arkansas Students Named as 2012 Truman Scholarship Finalists|date=February 29, 2012|publisher=uark.edu|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> | Hodges is a former resident of Ozark in Christian County in southwestern [[Missouri]], where he graduated from high schoo]. In 2012, he was named a finalist for a [[Harry Truman]] Scholarship while a student in the Honors College of the [[J. William Fulbright]] College of Arts and Sciences at the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville. He was the chairman of the Senate for the UA Associated Student Government. He was also the youngest member of the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Committee, which earmarks spending from the municipal beautification fee.<ref name=scholarship>{{cite web|url=http://news.uark.edu/articles/17831/three-university-of-arkansas-students-named-as-2012-truman-scholarship-finalists|title=Three University of Arkansas Students Named as 2012 Truman Scholarship Finalists|date=February 29, 2012|publisher=uark.edu|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> |