Richard S. Hodes
Hodes in 1966
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
March 1967  1982
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byPeggy Simone
Personal details
Born(1924-04-24)April 24, 1924
New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 2002(2002-01-28) (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarjorie C. Hodes[1]
Children1[1]
Alma materTulane University

Richard S. Hodes (April 24, 1924[2][3] – January 18, 2002) was an American politician.[4][5][6] He served as a Democratic member for the 68th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[7][8]

Hodes was born in New York,[1] and moved to Florida in 1935.[2][3] He attended Tulane University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1944.[2][3] Hodes practised as a physician, and was also a television presenter.[1][9] In 1967

Hodes was elected as a member for the newly-established 68th district of the Florida House of Representatives, serving until 1982.[7] He was honored with the Florida Jaycees Good Government Award in 1970,[1] and was also nominated as the St. Petersburg Times's Most Valuable Member of the House at least four times.[1] He was the chairman of the Florida House of Representatives Health and Rehabilitation Services Committee.[1][9]

Hodes died in January 2002, at the age of 77.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Basse, Craig (January 22, 2002). "Dr. Richard Hodes, former politician, dies at 77". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 The Florida Handbook, Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 141
  3. 1 2 3 The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida, Florida: The State, 1978, p. 101
  4. Anderson, Paul (January 27, 1982). "Florida may lose $440 million, awaits bottom line". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. Piacente, Steve. "House Pays Tribute To Haben, Hodes". The Tampa Tribune. p. 24. Retrieved July 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. "Dr. Richard S. Hodes Modern states' righter". The Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida. August 12, 1982. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. 1 2 "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  8. Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  9. 1 2 "Richard Hodes to go to China as state legislature representative". The Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida. July 23, 1976. p. 40. Retrieved July 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon


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