James Stephen Hodges Sr. (February 2, 1949 – October 9, 2024) was an American politician, educator, and former small business owner from the state of Missouri.
[1] Prior to entering politics Hodges spent thirty years as manager and owner of an East Prairie supermarket.
In 2012, he defeated local opera singer and America's Got Talent winner Neal E. Boyd to be re-elected to the Missouri House.
[7] In the early morning hours of February 6, 2014, Representative Hodges was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving by police in Jefferson City, Missouri.
[8] When asked for comment on the incident Hodges told the Associated Press he had stopped in a parking lot and fell on some ice when exiting the vehicle.