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Paul Hodes, a Democrat, represented the Second Congressional District of New Hampshire from 2007 to 2011.
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Iraq War
Environmental record
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Biography
Born in 1951, Hodes graduated from Dartmouth College and Boston College Law School. 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. [1]
He collaborates with his wife Peggo in producing music for children and families. The couple has two children. [2]
Congressional career
2006 election
Hodes defeated Republican Rep. Charlie Bass 53%-47% in the 2006 congressional elections to win his seat. [3]
Money in politics
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| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Human Rights Campaign | $ 15,000 |
| Willkie, Farr & Gallagher | $ 14,050 |
| American Bankers Assn | $ 11,500 |
| Dartmouth College | $ 10,300 |
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American Crystal Sugar | $ 10,000 |
| American Federation of Teachers | $ 10,000 |
| American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees | $ 10,000 |
| American Postal Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America | $ 10,000 |
| BRIDGE PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Carpenters & Joiners Union | $ 10,000 |
| International Assn of Fire Fighters | $ 10,000 |
| Ironworkers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Letter Carriers | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Realtors | $ 10,000 |
| National Education Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Operating Engineers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Our Common Values PAC | $ 10,000 |
| PAC to the Future | $ 10,000 |
| Plumbers/Pipefitters Union | $ 10,000 |
| Service Employees International Union | $ 10,000 |
| Sheet Metal Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Teamsters Union | $ 10,000 |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Paul Hodes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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- Revolving door profile for Paul Hodes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Paul Hodes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Paul Hodes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Controversy
Committees and Affiliations
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommitee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommitee 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 International Relations
More Background Data
Background information on Charlie Bass, whom Paul Hodes challenged in the 2006 congressional elections:
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Top Issues
Environment
WMUR Commitment 2010 Senate Candidates On The Issues - Commitment 2010. WMUR Channel 9 New Hampshire. http://www.wmur.com/politics/24211832/detail.html 2010.
“Climate change is a serious problem that needs to be addressed quickly. It is a threat to New Hampshire’s ski mountains, our rivers and lakes, and our tourism industry that are all so critical to our way of life. We need to combat global warming by starting to create clean energy jobs and stopping our dependence on dirty fossil fuels.”- Hodes
Energy
WMUR Commitment 2010 Senate Candidates On The Issues - Commitment 2010. WMUR Channel 9 New Hampshire. http://www.wmur.com/politics/24211832/detail.html 2010.
“I will never vote to lift the ban on offshore drilling off the coast of New England – period. We need to use New Hampshire’s natural resources to create clean energy jobs here at home that can never be outsourced.”- Hodes
LCV Action Fund Endorses Paul Hodes for US Senate. http://www.actgreen.com/2010/02/lcv-action-fund-endorses-rep-paul-hodes.html. February 12, 2010. Hodes voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and believes in energy efficiency, renewable energy and public transit. In addition, “Hodes is a member of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus (SEEC). He also authored a provision to encourage local schools to run on alternative energy and worked to increase fuel efficiency standards so that American cars will run further on a gallon of a gas.”
Climate
Technology
Innovation
Health
WMUR Commitment 2010 Senate Candidates On The Issues - Commitment 2010. WMUR Channel 9 New Hampshire. http://www.wmur.com/politics/24211832/detail.html 2010.
“I proudly supported health insurance reform that provides tax cuts to our small businesses, ensures kids can see a doctor when they’re sick, and prevents health insurance companies from dropping a person’s coverage when they become sick. Health insurance companies should never be able to discriminate against individuals with preexisting conditions.”-Hodes
Will Paul Hodes Stand By As President Obama Bypasses Congress To Appoint Health Rationing Czar? http://www.nrsc.org/will-paul-hodes-stand-by-as-president-obama-bypasses-congress-to-appoint-health-rationing-czar. July 8, 2010.
Hodes support the health reform; however, New Hampshire residents want it repealed.
STEM Education
Research and Development (R&D)
Articles and Resources
Resources
- Paul Hodes for Congress, official campaign site.
Local blogs and discussion sites
Articles
- Jerry Skurnik, " Congressional Elections - Good for the Jews (and the Buddhists)," Room Eight, November 8, 2006.
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