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On the trail: 15 facts about Steve Hodges, the Democratic surprise in the 8th District
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| Last Edited | RBH Mar 18, 2013 03:27pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 18, 2013 03:00pm |
| Description | State Rep. Steve Hodges was a February surprise for southeast Missouri Democrats.
Before then, the East Prairie Democrat wasn’t considered a prospective candidate for the 8th congressional district seat. Soon after former U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, announced her intention to resign to lead the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Hodges told reporters he wasn’t interested in the June 4 contest to succeed her in Congress. State Rep. Linda Black, D-Desloge, became the presumptive Democratic frontrunner.
But the electoral sands shifted dramatically after House Speaker Pro Tem Jason Smith, R-Salem, won the GOP nomination. A few days before a Democratic committee met to choose a nominee in Poplar Bluff, Hodges announced his candidacy, Black swiftly bowed out. Several days later, Hodges won the Democratic nomination to take on Smith. |
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