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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Grant Logan Hodges
| image=Grant Hodges of AR.jpg
| birth_place=
| birth_date=May 7, 1990
| residence=Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative for District 96 (Benton County)
| term_start=January 2015
| term_end=July 10, 2020
| preceded=[[Duncan Baird]]
| succeeded=Joshua P. Bryant
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=[[University of Arkansas]]<br> at Fayetteville
| occupation=Political consultant; lobbyist
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| spouse=Meredith Hodges
| parents=Garry Wayne and Karen Kay Hodges}}
'''Grant Logan Hodges''' (born May 7, 1990),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/grant-hodges/e39034845400050|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> is a lobbyist and political consultant from Rogers, [[Arkansas]], who is the director of marketing for Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, a post he assumed in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2020/07/10/grant-hodges-resigns-house-seat-to-take-lobbying-job|author=Max Brantley|title=Grant Hodges resigns House seat to take lobbying job|publisher=arktimes.com|date=July 10, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> He is a three-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for House District 96 in a portion of Benton County in the northwestern corner of his state.<ref name=glh>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2015/2015R&member=G.+Hodges|title=Representative Grant Hodges|publisherArkansas House of Representatives|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Background==
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=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
In 2013, Hodges received his bachelor's degree in [[Political Science]] from the University of Arkansas. He was an intern that summer for the [[conservative]] [[Heritage Foundation]] with special study in the field of health care. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]]. He is a [[Baptist Church|Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150254/grant-hodges#.VSmGZ8stEqQ|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref> In college he worked in the 2010 campaign to elect Republicans [[John Boozman]] to the [[United States Senate]] and Mark Dar as lieutenant governor.<ref name=scholarship/>
==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=
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.
In the November 4 [[general election]], Hodges with 4,330 votes (59 percent), prevailed over the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tom McClure, who polled 2,605 votes, and the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate, Michael J. Kalagias (born c. 1968) of Garfield in Benton County, who held the remaining 375 ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 96|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Hodges was assigned to the House committees on: (1) Education and (2) Insurance and Commerce.<ref name=glh/>
In February 2015, Hodges supported House Bill 1228, sponsored by [[Bob Ballinger]] of Carroll County, which sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref> The measure passed the House, seventy-two to twenty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> One of the opponents, Democratic Representative [[Camille Bennett]], a former city attorney for Lonoke, Arkansas, called for a reworking of the legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/General/article/the_associated_press-indiana_arkansas_try_to_stem_religious_objections-ap|title=Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar|publisher=Atlantic Broadband|date=April 3, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> Bennett claimed the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.<ref name=religiousfreedom>
"Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences," Fox Channel 16 ([[Litttle Rock]]), April 1, 2015.</ref> The measure was subsequently passed by a large margin in the House and signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Governor Hutchinson.<ref>"Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled," KTHV-TV (Little Rock), April 2, 2015.</ref>
Hodges also supported legislation which allows public school teachers to withdraw memberships from [[labor union]]s at any time of their choosing, rather than making an irrevocable annual decision each August.<ref name=face/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Missouri]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
| name=Grant Logan Hodges
| image=Grant Hodges of AR.jpg
| birth_place=
| birth_date=May 7, 1990
| residence=Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative for District 96 (Benton County)
| term_start=January 2015
| term_end=July 10, 2020
| preceded=[[Duncan Baird]]
| succeeded=Joshua P. Bryant
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=[[University of Arkansas]]<br> at Fayetteville
| occupation=Political consultant; lobbyist
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| spouse=Meredith Hodges
| parents=Garry Wayne and Karen Kay Hodges}}
'''Grant Logan Hodges''' (born May 7, 1990),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/grant-hodges/e39034845400050|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> is a lobbyist and political consultant from Rogers, [[Arkansas]], who is the director of marketing for Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, a post he assumed in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2020/07/10/grant-hodges-resigns-house-seat-to-take-lobbying-job|author=Max Brantley|title=Grant Hodges resigns House seat to take lobbying job|publisher=arktimes.com|date=July 10, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> He is a three-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for House District 96 in a portion of Benton County in the northwestern corner of his state.<ref name=glh>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2015/2015R&member=G.+Hodges|title=Representative Grant Hodges|publisherArkansas House of Representatives|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Background==
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=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
In 2013, Hodges received his bachelor's degree in [[Political Science]] from the University of Arkansas. He was an intern that summer for the [[conservative]] [[Heritage Foundation]] with special study in the field of health care. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]]. He is a [[Baptist Church|Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150254/grant-hodges#.VSmGZ8stEqQ|title=Grant Hodges|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref> In college he worked in the 2010 campaign to elect Republicans [[John Boozman]] to the [[United States Senate]] and Mark Dar as lieutenant governor.<ref name=scholarship/>
==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=
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.
In the November 4 [[general election]], Hodges with 4,330 votes (59 percent), prevailed over the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tom McClure, who polled 2,605 votes, and the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate, Michael J. Kalagias (born c. 1968) of Garfield in Benton County, who held the remaining 375 ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 96|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Hodges was assigned to the House committees on: (1) Education and (2) Insurance and Commerce.<ref name=glh/>
In February 2015, Hodges supported House Bill 1228, sponsored by [[Bob Ballinger]] of Carroll County, which sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref> The measure passed the House, seventy-two to twenty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> One of the opponents, Democratic Representative [[Camille Bennett]], a former city attorney for Lonoke, Arkansas, called for a reworking of the legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/General/article/the_associated_press-indiana_arkansas_try_to_stem_religious_objections-ap|title=Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar|publisher=Atlantic Broadband|date=April 3, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> Bennett claimed the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.<ref name=religiousfreedom>
"Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences," Fox Channel 16 ([[Litttle Rock]]), April 1, 2015.</ref> The measure was subsequently passed by a large margin in the House and signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Governor Hutchinson.<ref>"Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled," KTHV-TV (Little Rock), April 2, 2015.</ref>
Hodges also supported legislation which allows public school teachers to withdraw memberships from [[labor union]]s at any time of their choosing, rather than making an irrevocable annual decision each August.<ref name=face/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Grant}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Missouri]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]