| Senator Mike Hodges was elected to serve Georgia's 3rd Senate District in the Georgia State Senate in 2022. Georgia's 3rd Senate District includes McIntosh, Glynn, Camden, Brantley, and Charlton Counties in addition to a portion of Ware County. Senator Mike Hodges serves as an Administration Floor Leader for Governor Brian P. Kemp. Additionally, he serves as Secretary of the Senate Committees on Banking and Financial Institutions and Judiciary, an Ex-Officio member of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and as a member of the Senate Committees on Economic Development and Tourism and Finance. Sen. Hodges is a Brunswick native, graduating from Brunswick High School in 1971. Sen. Hodges received his BBA in Banking and Finance from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Sen. Hodges received additional degrees in finance from the UGA School of Banking and The Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. Sen. Hodges has worked in the field of finance for a majority of his career. He is a founder and senior officer of the First Bank of Brunswick, being named the CEO in 1996. He now serves as the President of the Georgia Southeast Coastal Market after being acquired by Ameris Bancorp in 2001. Sen. Hodges is very active within his community. He previously served as the Chair of the United Way of Glynn County, Chair of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, Chair of the Jekyll Island Authority, Board Member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and more. Today, Sen. Hodges serves as the Chair of the Coastal Community Health Board, a Board Member of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society, a Board Member of the Southeast Georgia Health System, Board Member of the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, and a member of the Brunswick Kiwanis Club. Sen. Hodges has been married to his wife Dana for 40 years. They have two sons and one grandchild. |