John F. Hodgson

Republican | Kentucky

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

John F. Hodgson


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 36


Incumbent

Yes


Links

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EDUCATION

Texas Tech Univeristy, Lubbock, BS Industrial Engineering, 1984

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Master, Aeronautical Science, 2007

Liberty University, Lynchburg, Post-graduate studies in Public Policy, 2020

WORK & MILITARY

UPS Airlines, Division Manager, 1984-2016

Governor Matt Bevin Administration, Operations Director, 2015-2019

KY House of Representatives, State Representative, 2023-2026

AFFILIATIONS

Americans for Election Integrity, Policy Director, 2020-2022

Louisville Arena Authority, Board Member, 2019-2022

KY Capital Planning Advisory Board, Board Member (fmr), 2018-2021

KY PACE (Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easments) Corporation, Board Member (fmr), 2020-2021

KY Environmental Education Council, Board Member, 2020-2021

KY Legislative District 36 (Republican Party), Chairman (fmr), 2008-2016

Louisville Tea Party, President (fmr), 2012-2015

Senior Care Experts, Inc, Chairman (fmr), 2009-2014

Bethel Chrisitian Mission, Inc, Chairman (fmr), 1991-1996

Fisherville Area Neighborhood Association (FANA), Chairman (fmr), 2009-2022

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, 2023-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Jefferson County Soil Conservation Officer (write-in), 2020-2020

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Freedoms Heritage Forum

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (23)

Bill Wesley (2025)

Nate Morris (2025)

Chris W. Lewis (2024)

State Republican Party Organizations (2024)

Terry Hatton (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Kevin D. Bratcher (2024)

Patrick Flannery (2024)

Making a Sensible Shift in Elections (MASSIE PAC) (2022)

Mike Nemes (2021)

Savannah Maddox (2021)


QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Life of the mother

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The government must not intrude on the free exercise of religion, or meddle in church affairs. And the government should not advocate for any particular sect of Christianity, or for foreign religions. (America was founded by and for Christians, but the Constitution ensures the federal government is non-sectarian)

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, our only reliable ally in the middle east in the war against Islamofascism seeking to dominate the world. Also, it viewed as the the sacred Holy Land of millions of American Christians who wish to be able to visit it freely.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

c

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Neutral

Only with appropriate shielding of personal identifying information. Generic tracking, de-identified, is ok


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

What is your position on the minimum wage?

It is an artificial government price support, and ultimately eliminates entry level jobs vs actually raising wages.

I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature.

Disagree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Cut taxes every year - starve the beast Eliminate useless regulation Eliminate useless boards and commissions


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

significant defunding at the federal level also

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree

Especially from hostile nations like China


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To protect society from those who would seek to harm their neighbors. Secondary goal of rehabilitation and re-entry of those who have paid their debt to society and learned to behave in a civilized, lawful manner.

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree

The government should use automated-enforcement cameras to track speeding and criminal activity.

Neutral

I passed HB58 in the House, balancing crime fighting abilities with personal privacy. A computer should never be able to issue a ticket automatically - without the active participation of a live police officer on the scene issuing the citation, if augmented by electronic tracking like radar cameras.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Active criminals and those adjudicated mentally ill enough to pose an active danger to others should not be able to possess weapons.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

no

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

no


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a traditional Bible-believing, church going, follower of Jesus, with conservative theology; not woke, no "social gospel". America was founded by and for Christians to freely exercise their religion. Islamofascism is an existential threat not only to the Christian religion, but to Western Civilization. Ditto for Atheistic Communism.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's upbringing, including their religious, health, and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to transition or encourage a child to transition to the opposite sex constitutes child abuse.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Gas and coal now, adding small package nuclear (SMRs) quickly for growth.

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

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