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Encyclopedia > Paul Hodes
Paul Hodes
Paul Hodes

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 4, 2007

Born March 21, 1951 (age 56)
New York City, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse Peggo Hodes
Religion Jewish

Paul Hodes is an attorney from the state of New Hampshire who formerly served at the Shaheen & Gordon Law Firm. He is currently the Representative for the 2nd District of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. He is New Hampshire's first Jewish congressman. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2848 × 4288 pixel, file size: 1. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... New Hampshires 1st district since 2003 New Hampshires second congressional district covers the north-western part of New Hampshire. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...


Hodes was born March 21, 1951. After graduating from The Collegiate School, a private school in New York City, he entered college and received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1972 and his law degree from Boston College in 1978. He worked under David Souter as Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire from 1979-1982. During this term, he prosecuted the first white-collar crime case in New Hampshire to result in incarceration for the offenders. Paul has been a performer and patron of the arts and entertainment community since his Dartmouth years; in the 1990s he was a leader in the creation of the Capitol Center for the Arts, and he serves on the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. Collegiate School is a private school for boys in New York City and is considered by many to be the oldest school in the United States. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... David Hackett Souter (born September 17, 1939) has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1990. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...


Hodes ran as a Democrat for United States Congress in 2004 against incumbent Charlie Bass in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District. Hodes received 38% of the vote. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Look up Congress in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Charles Foster Bass (born January 8, 1952) is a member of the United States House of Representatives for the second district of New Hampshire. ... New Hampshires 1st district since 2003 New Hampshires second congressional district covers the north-western part of New Hampshire. ...


In the rematch held 7 November 2006, Hodes defeated Bass 53% to 45% in New Hampshire's 2006 Second Congressional district election[1]. Once his fundraising outstripped Bass's in the first and second quarters of 2006, and internal polling showed him virtually tied with Bass, Hodes was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue program, aiding his campaign. New Hampshire consists of two districts, the 1st(in Green) and the 2nd(in Orange) New Hampshire is the most conservative state in the Northeast, with a political tradition that has been likened to that of the Libertarian Party. ... Categories: Politics stubs ...


Election History

Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2004 Congress, District 2 General Paul Hodes Democratic 125,280 38.17 Charlie Bass Republican 191,188 58.25 Richard Kahn Libertarian 11,311 3.45
2006 Congress, District 2 General Paul Hodes Democratic 108,634 52.71 Charlie Bass Republican 94,012 45.61 Ken Blevens Libertarian 3,305 1.60

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References

  1. ^ 2006 election results

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Political offices
Preceded by
Charlie Bass
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

2007–Present
Incumbent


 

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