Kenneth Hodges

Biography

Kenneth Hodges (February 11, 1952 – April 22, 2025) was an American politician and Baptist minister. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 121st District, serving from 2005 until 2017. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Hodges grew up in Colleton County, South Carolina, and attended Clark Atlanta University as an undergraduate and Morehouse College, where he earned a Master of Divinity. He was the longtime pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort, South Carolina. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for over a decade. In 2015, he ran in a special election to the South Carolina Senate, to succeed his friend, fellow pastor Clementa C. Pinckney, who was killed in the Charleston church shooting; however, he did not win the Democratic primary. Hodges also owned an art gallery in Beaufort.

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