{{short description|American politician}} {{about|the Colorado politician|the scientist|Mary Wilma Hodge}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mary Hodge | image = | state_senate = Colorado | state = Colorado | district = 25th | term_start = January 7, 2009<ref name="sen09">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2009A/csljournals.nsf/(jousen)/906887938E8C0C3E87257537007D93CF/$FILE/jour_001.pdf |title=Senate Journal - January 7, 2009 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |work=Colorado General Assembly }}</ref> | term_end = January 11, 2017 | preceded = Stephanie Takis | succeeded = Kevin Priola | state_house1 = Colorado | district1 = 30th | term_start1 = January, 2003 | term_end1 = January 7, 2009 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = Kevin Priola | state_house2 = Colorado | district2 = 36th | term_start2 = January, 2001 | term_end2 = January, 2003 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|17}} | birth_place = Saint Francis, Kansas | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | profession = | party = Democratic }}
'''Mary Hodge''' (born December 17, 1946) is a former state senator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Hodge represented Senate District 25, which encompasses eastern Adams County, Colorado.<ref name="map">{{cite web |url=http://comaps.org/district25s.html |title=State Senate District 25 |accessdate=2008-11-09 |work=COMaps |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304221156/http://www.comaps.org/district25s.html |archivedate=2008-03-04 }}</ref> Term limited, she could not seek re-election in 2016.<ref>Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2016 Retiring incumbents]. Viewed: 2016-01-13.</ref> Prior to being elected to the state senate, Hodge served in the Colorado House of Representatives for eight years.
==Biography== Senator Mary Hodge (Brighton) has a hands-on knowledge of education and small business issues. Her experience in these fields taught her the importance of patience, hard work, dedication, cooperation, and compromise. These traits served her well during her eight years as House District 30's State Representative and as a State Senator. Senator Hodge has experience with agriculture, water, education and business. She and her husband, Richard, own and operate a small business. Senator Hodge currently serves as Chair of the Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources, and serves on the Appropriations Committee, Local Government and Energy Committee and the Interim Water Resources Committee.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
==Legislative career==
===2008 election===
Hodge faced Republican John Hadfield in the November 2008 general election. Hodge's candidacy was endorsed by the ''Denver Post''<ref name="dpsen">{{cite news |author=Editorial Board |title=The Post's picks for state Senate |url=http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_10681469 |work=Denver Post |date=23 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-09 }} </ref> and the ''Aurora Sentinel''. <ref name="csind">{{cite news |first=Wendy |last=Norris |author2=Bob Spencer |title=State candidate endorsement watch |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/11911/state-candidate-endorsement-watch |work=Colorado Independent |date=3 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-09 }}</ref>
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