West Virginia

HODGES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
109 Elizabeth Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25311

304/342-1081 (phone)
304/342-1177 (fax)

wvhodges@suddenlink.net

Firm Profile

Hodges & Associates is a full-service lobbying and association management firm with over thirty years experience. Its offices are located in Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia. Hodges provides a wide variety of government relations at the federal, state and local levels. Knowledge of the political process, understanding regulations and accumulating both personal and professional contacts has been enhanced by years of experience and involvement in the state government.

Firm Specialty

Hodges' area of expertise in the government relations field includes: legislative affairs, administrative/regulatory matters, public procurement, grass roots organization in consumer goods, areas of rental and lease purchase agreements and excise taxes.

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JOHN R. HODGES, President, graduated from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, with a bachelors degree in business management. Mr. Hodges has been involved in association management since 1978 and has served as the Governor's Co-Chairman of the White House Conference on Small Business; Director of West Virginia Small Business Development Center Advisory Panel; Member of the SBA Advisory Board; and member of the 1997 Inaugural Finance Committee. Mr. Hodges has been a registered lobbyist in the State of West Virginia since 1978.

CHRISTINA CAMERON BRIGHT, Partner, holds a degree in communications from West Virginia State College. Formerly in television production and sales and marketing of advertising, she began her Government Relations career with Hodges & Associates in 1992 and has been a registered lobbyist in the State of West Virginia since that time. Ms. Bright served on Cecil Underwood's Governors Advisory Council, 1996-1998.