Valarie Hodges

Career

In addition to Denham Springs, Hodges represents the communities of Brownsfield, Pride, Watson, Central, Walker, Baker, and a portion of Zachary within Livingston or East Baton Rouge parishes. Hodges defeated fellow Republican Barry Elkins in the primary election held on October 22, 2011. She received 7,145 votes (691 percent) to Elkins" 3,194 (309 percent).

She is a past president of the Livingston Parish Republican Women"s Club.

The couple was wed in 1972 in the Amite Baptist Church in Watson. They have three children, Michael Leland Hodges (born 1974), and Kellie Nicole Hodges (born 1980).

The Hodgeses jointly own and operate two small businesses. She recalls that their travels to the Third World have shown "the poverty that accompanies socialistic societies such as Cuba and Mexico.

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As of 2012, the Hodgeses had three grandchildren.

Hodges" namesake granddaughter (daughter of Michael Hodges) drowned in 2009 at the age of ten in the Amite River behind her house in Portuguese Vincent, Louisiana. The child was reported to have been a very strong swimmer. "Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion.

Achievements

• She also won the support of then Governor Bobby Jindal.

Politics

Politically allied with United States. Senator David Vitter, Hodges was elected in 2011 to succeed fellow Republican Representative Bodi White, who instead was elected to the revamped District 6 seat in the Louisiana State Senate to succeed Julie Quinn, who did not seek reelection. Hodges carried the support of the Tea Party movement. This experience gives me a passionate desire to fight socialism in America by working hard to elect conservatives at every level of government and to implement pro-business and pro-job creation policies.

Membership

Hodges is one of the eight members of the executive committee of the Republican State Executive Committee.