title: Mark Hodgins
text: # Mark Hodgins
  
  Mark D. Hodgins (born September 18, 1947) is an American politician who served one term in the Alaska House of Representatives.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Hodgins was born in Los Angeles in 1947. He graduated from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington in 1965 and served in the Alaska National Guard from 1966 until 1972. Hodgins later studied at the University of Alaska and at Kenai Peninsula Community College.
  
  Hodgins served in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly from 1987 until 1992. He unsuccessfully ran for the House in 1992 and 1994, both times losing to Mike Navarre, but won in 1996 when Navarre decided to retire. Hodgins was defeated in his 1998 bid for reelection and later moved to North Bend, Oregon, where he is a co-owner of Dent Breakaway Industries. Hodgins unsuccessfully ran for selection to the Coos County Board of Commissioners in May 2011, to replace deceased Commissioner Nikki Whitty.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Hodgins and his wife, Audrey, have 2 children: Deni and Andrea.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  Alaska House District 9 election, 1992 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Mike Navarre | 2,561 | 45.90 |
  | | Republican | Mark Hodgins | 2,343 | 42.00 |
  | | Nonpartisan | Gary Superman | 672 | 12.05 |
  | | Other | Write-ins | 3 | 0.05 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,579 | 100.00 |
  
  Alaska House District 9 election, 1994 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Mike Navarre | 2,079 | 46.07 |
  | | Republican | Mark Hodgins | 1,965 | 43.54 |
  | | Nonpartisan | Gary Superman | 465 | 10.30 |
  | | Other | Write-ins | 4 | 0.09 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,513 | 100.00 |
  
  Alaska House District 9 election, 1996 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Mark Hodgins | 3,078 | 56.96 |
  | | Democratic | Lorraine F. Crawford | 2,309 | 42.73 |
  | | Other | Write-ins | 17 | 0.32 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,404 | 100.00 |
  
  Alaska House District 9 election, 1998 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Harold Smalley | 2,652 | 51.95 |
  | | Republican | Mark Hodgins | 2,421 | 47.42 |
  | | Other | Write-ins | 32 | 0.63 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,105 | 100.00 |
  