South Carolina Governors – James Hovis Hodges, 1999-2003

Biographical Overview

• Born: November 19, 1956 in Lancaster, South Carolina
  
• Died:
• Buried:
• Religion: Methodist
• Political Party: Democrat
  

Education

• Lancaster High School - 1975
• Davidson College
• University of South Carolina - B.S., Business Administration, 1979 - Phi Beta Kappa
  
• University of South Carolina School of Law - 1982
  

Occupations

• Lawyer
• General Counsel, The Springs Company

Major Events and Accomplishments, 1999–2003

• Education and a statewide lottery were major issues in Hodges' campaign
  
• Hodges was the first candidate to defeat an incumbent governor in a general election since Wade Hampton III defeated Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain in 1876
  

Other Government Positions

• South Carolina House of Representatives, 1986-1997
  

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions

• As a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Hodges served as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 1992-1994 and became House Democratic Leader in 1995
  
• 1992 – Hodges was named legislator of the year by the South Carolina Association of Councils on Aging
  
• 1993 – Hodges was named legislator of the year by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
  

Web Resources

• Listing of records available at SC Archives and History Center
  

Election Results