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Early life and careerEdit

James Hovis Hodges was born on November 19, 1956, to parents George N. and Betty H. Hodges.<ref name="carolana"/>Template:Citation needed He grew up in Lancaster, South Carolina, near the North Carolina border. He attended Davidson College but later transferred to the University of South Carolina, where he completed a BSBA in 1979 and earned election to Phi Beta Kappa.<ref name="Moore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During his undergraduate studies, Hodges worked summers at a cotton mill to pay for his schooling.<ref name="About the Governor"/>

In 1982, Hodges received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law.<ref name="About the Governor"/> From 1983 to 1986, Hodges served as Lancaster County Attorney.<ref name="Our Campaigns">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

South Carolina House of RepresentativesEdit

At age 30, Hodges first won an election in a December 1986 special election for the 45th district seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives vacated by the late Tom Mangum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While in the House, Hodges served as chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 1992 until 1994 and as House Democratic Leader from 1995 until 1997.<ref name="About the Governor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce named Hodges "Legislator of the Year" in 1993, and the National Federation of Independent Business bestowed Hodges with its "Guardian of Small Business" award.<ref name=Hodges98.com>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

While serving in the state legislature, Hodges also worked as general counsel for The Springs Company.<ref name=Hodges98.com />

Governor of South Carolina 1999–2003Edit

1998 gubernatorial electionEdit

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Hodges entered the 1998 gubernatorial election in South Carolina an underdog but took advantage of controversy and missteps by incumbent Republican governor David Beasley, namely Beasley's indecisiveness on allowing a Confederate flag to fly at the state capitol and call to eliminate video poker.<ref name="unexpected tussle">Template:Cite news</ref> Donations from video gambling interests helped Hodges narrow a near million-dollar fundraising gap with Beasley.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In what was reported as an upset victory,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Hodges won the gubernatorial race by a 8% margin and won 35 of 46 counties.<ref name="SC encyclopedia"/> Hodges became the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor since the South Carolina constitution first allowed consecutive terms in 1980.<ref name="Carter Young">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="self-effacing"/>

Tenure as governorEdit

As South Carolina's 114th governor, Hodges signed a law that made Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official state holiday; South Carolina was the last state in the U.S. to do so. That law also added a Confederate Memorial Day, a move that drew opposition from the NAACP.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Several hours later, Hodges signed the South Carolina Heritage Act which the General Assembly had passed as a compromise so that the Confederate flag could be moved from the state capitol's dome to its grounds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Public education was a major focus in the Hodges administration, as Hodges oversaw the founding of the South Carolina Education Lottery and the First Steps preschool initiative. The governor also helped pass a $1.1 billion school construction initiative, and the lottery funded millions in college scholarships to South Carolina students.<ref name="SC encyclopedia">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref name="self-effacing">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hodges made efforts to reform land use policy in South Carolina. He signed several executive orders which created task forces and interagency councils. Besides the Historic Preservation Task Force created by Hodges, Governor Mark Sanford did not continue Hodges policies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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Nikki Haley gives Jim Hodges pen after bill signing to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State House.

Hodges received criticism in his first year in office for his management of the Hurricane Floyd evacuation, particularly his decision not to make Interstate 26 one-way westbound.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hodges also received blame for financial problems with the state Department of Commerce and long lines at Division of Motor Vehicles offices.<ref name="self-effacing"/>

In 2003, the University of South Carolina self-reported to the NCAA several secondary recruiting violations on Hodges' part. Hodges had met with recruits, something he was prohibited from doing as an ex-oficio trustee of the university.<ref name="recruiting violations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2002 gubernatorial electionEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 2002 Hodges ran for reelection Against former U.S. Representative Mark Sanford. Like Hodges' 1998 bid, the race concentrated on issues such as education and the state budget.<ref name="Sanford defeats Hodges">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the campaign, Sanford "likened Hodges to a weasel and to former President Bill Clinton and Al Gore," reported The State in October 2002.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 5, 2002, Sanford defeated Hodges by 64,282 votes. To date, Hodges remains the last Democrat to have served as governor of South Carolina.

Post-political careerEdit

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Hodges in 2008

Since leaving office as governor, Hodges has served as a senior advisor at McGuire Woods Consulting, LLC, and as partner in the affiliated law firm of McGuireWoods, LLP, and is based in Columbia, South Carolina.

He endorsed General Wesley Clark's (D-Arkansas) campaign in the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2007, Hodges publicly supported Stephen Colbert's attempt to run for president in the South Carolina primaries, and even offered himself up as a vice presidential choice should the comedian actually win the nomination. In February 2008 the former governor officially endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries. The Obama campaign, in turn, named Hodges as one of its national co-chairs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Hodges and his wife Rachel live in Columbia with their two sons. He is an Episcopalian.

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