Jevin D. Hodge
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Jevin Hodge is an American politician in Arizona and a Vice Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party.[1]
Hodge claims to be the youngest African American official in the Democratic Party, and the first African American Millennial to be elected vice-chair of the Arizona Democratic Party.[2]
He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center[3] in Phoenix, and President of the Board of Directors for the Tempe Union High School Education Foundation, in Tempe, Arizona. He is the former Executive Vice Director of The Manifesto Project, an Arizona-based non-profit.[4]
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Jevin Hodge was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. His mother, Berdetta Hodge, is a member of the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board.[5]
Jevin Hodge graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and an emphasis on Public Policy.[6]
As a senior in high school, Hodge authored Senate Bill 1066, which would have recognized graduating high school seniors in Arizona who had done more than 200 hours of community service; the bill passed the Arizona Senate with bipartisan support.[7] It is believed that the bill was vetoed by Republican Governor Jan Brewer because it was introduced by then-State Senator David Schapira, a Democrat.[8]
Career[edit]
As Vice Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, Hodge develops election strategy for candidates of the Democratic Party.[9]
An activist in Arizona's African American community, Hodge spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awards[10] and received the Roy Wilkins Service Award from the East Valley NAACP.
Professionally, Hodge serves as the National Engagement Coordinator for LINK Strategic Partners, a national strategic communications and stakeholder engagement firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.[11]
Jevin Hodge is the founder of Jevin Speaks L.Y.F.E., a lifestyle company promoting the practice of "Living Young, Free, and Extravagantly."[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Arizona Democratic Party Leaders".
- ↑ "Young leader in Arizona Democratic Party works to unite voters".
- ↑ "Board of Directors".
- ↑ "Meet Jevin".
- ↑ "TUHSD Governing Board".
- ↑ "Young leader in Arizona Democratic Party works to unite voters".
- ↑ "Brewer veto of volunteerism bill shocks youth".
- ↑ "And the winner is..."
- ↑ "Young leader in Arizona Democratic Party works to unite voters".
- ↑ "Jevin Hodge at 2015 MLK Diversity Awards".
- ↑ "Jevin D. Hodge".
- ↑ "Jevin Speaks LYFE".
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