Paul Hodes

Paul Hodes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byCharlie Bass
Succeeded byCharlie Bass
Personal details
Born
Paul William Hodes

(1951-03-21) March 21, 1951 (age 73)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePeggo Horstmann
Children2
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Boston College (JD)
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Paul William Hodes[1] (born March 21, 1951) is an American lawyer, musician, and former U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and was New Hampshire's first Jewish representative.

Hodes was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Judd Gregg in 2010, losing to former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte. He was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Charles Bass.

After leaving Congress, Hodes was named as a board member of the Public Advisory Board of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.[2] Hodes served on the boards of ADL, New England and the NJDC (National Jewish Democratic Council). In 2012, Hodes was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the US Senate to a position on the National Council on the Arts. He has subsequently worked as a green energy consultant with Shanti Energy, LLC and became Of Counsel at the law firm of Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. He also hosts radio programs on WKXL.

  1. ^ "Paul William Hodes (D)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
  2. ^ "Former U.S. Congressman Paul Hodes Joins NHIOP Public Advisory Board : Saint Anselm College". Archived from the original on 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

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