Paul Hodes
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Categories: 110th Congress | New Hampshire Democrats
| Paul Hodes | |
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| U.S. Representative – NH-02 | |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Assumed office January 4, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Bass |
| Committees | |
| Born | March 21, 1951 |
| Spouse | Peggo Hodes |
| Religion | Jewish |
Paul Hodes is a Democratic Representative for the Second Congressional District first elected in the November New Hampshire U.S. House election, 2006. He successfully ousted the incumbent Republican Charles Bass, defeating him 53% to 45%.
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Background
An attorney with Shaheen & Gordon who worked as an Assistant Attorney General and Special Prosecutor for New Hampshire, Hodes ran against Bass in 2004 and lost after receiving only 38% of the vote.
Hodes graduated from Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude) in 1972, and Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude) in 1978. Outside of politics, Paul and his wife Peggo are talented musicians, and they have two grown children.
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives
- Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Contact
GovTrack link
External Links
- Hodes for Congress - campaign website
- The Yankee Doodler
Related areas
Congress: NH-Sen, NH-01, NH-02
State: NH-Gov, New Hampshire Senate, New Hampshire House, New Hampshire elections, 2008, New Hampshire election results
Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan
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