American politician
Richard S. Hodes
Hodes in 1966
In office March 1967 – 1982Preceded by District established Succeeded by Peggy Simone
Born (1924-04-24 ) April 24, 1924 New York, U.S.Died January 28, 2002(2002-01-28) (aged 77) Political party Democratic Spouse Marjorie C. Hodes[1] Children 1[1] Alma mater Tulane 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]
^ a b c d e f g h Basse, Craig (January 22, 2002). "Dr. Richard Hodes, former politician, dies at 77" . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
^ a b c The Florida Handbook , Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 141
^ a b c The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida , Florida : The State, 1978, p. 101
^ 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 .
^ Piacente, Steve. "House Pays Tribute To Haben, Hodes" . The Tampa Tribune . p. 24. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dr. Richard S. Hodes Modern states' righter" . The Tampa Times . Tampa, Florida . August 12, 1982. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "House of Representatives" . Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Wayback Machine .
^ 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 .
^ a b "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 .