Benjamin Hodge

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BIOGRAPHY

Benjamin Hodge is a life-long Kansan. He grew up in northeast Johnson County, where he attended and graduated from the Shawnee Mission public schools. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University. Hodge was elected to the board of trustees of Johnson County Community College in April 2005.

In early 2006, Ben Hodge was appointed as chairman of a county committee that studied eminent domain and individual property rights. Hodge was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2006. Hodge’s public policy record has been recognized by Americans for Prosperity, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, the Kansas Taxpayers Network, Kansans for Life, the National Rifle Association, and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He and others have formed an independent, local online news journal at KansasProgress.com that will promote conservative and libertarian policies.

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Taxpayer-funded lobbying and government budgets

By Benjamin Hodge | 01/09/09

For the foreseeable future, because of reasons including higher unemployment and property values that either decrease or else increase at a smaller rate (which affects the total amount of taxes received by the government), you will hear government bodies at the local, state, and federal levels talk about having "tight budgets." They may talk about the need to lay off some government workers, and they may talk about the need to raise... read more »

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Welcome to RedCounty.com, Johnson County

By Benjamin Hodge | 01/06/09

I thank the owners and editors of RedCounty.com for deciding to make this expansion of their Web news site into Kansas' largest county, Johnson County. I also thank several area individuals (some named and others who choose to remain anonymous) who have agreed to volunteer their time in order to provide you with a variety of written content at this county's section of RedCounty.com. Olathe Republican Party Chair Kathy Kist, Kansas... read more »