Rich Hudson | |
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Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy Mike Johnson |
Preceded by | Tom Emmer |
Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
In office January 3,2021 –January 3,2023 | |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
Preceded by | Jason Smith |
Succeeded by | Lisa McClain |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina | |
Assumed office January 3,2013 | |
Preceded by | Larry Kissell |
Constituency | 8th district (2013–2023) 9th district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Lane Hudson Jr. November 4,1971 Franklin,Virginia,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Renee Howell (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of North Carolina, Charlotte (BA) |
Website | House website |
Richard Lane Hudson Jr. (born November 4, 1971) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2013 (previously numbered the 8th district). A member of the Republican Party, his district covers a large part of the southern Piedmont area from Concord to Spring Lake.
Hudson was born in Franklin, Virginia, [1] but has lived in the Charlotte area since childhood. He graduated from Myers Park High School in 1990. He attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and graduated Omicron Delta Kappa in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in political science and history. [1] He also served as student body president and president of the College Republicans [2] and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order social fraternity. [3]
Active in politics for many years, Hudson served as district director for 8th District Congressman Robin Hayes [4] from 1999 to 2005. [5] At various times, he served on the staffs of Republicans Virginia Foxx, John Carter and Mike Conaway. [5] He also served as communications director for the North Carolina Republican Party in the mid-1990s. [1] In 1996 he worked on Richard Vinroot's campaign for governor, and in 2008 as campaign manager for Pat McCrory's run for governor. [1] Hudson was the president of Cabarrus Marketing Group, a small business consulting and marketing company he started in 2011 and dissolved upon his election to Congress. [6]
Hudson ran for Congress in North Carolina's 8th congressional district. He won the July 17 Republican primary runoff with 64% of the vote against Scott Keadle [7] and faced Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell in November. The district had been made significantly more Republican in redistricting, losing most of its share of Charlotte and picking up several heavily Republican areas northeast of the city.
At a primary campaign event in April 2012, Hudson told a Tea Party group, "there's no question President Obama is hiding something on his citizenship." [8] He later apologized for his comments and said he accepted that Obama was born in the United States. [9]
Hudson spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, on August 28, 2012. [10] He was elected with 54% of the vote to Kissell's 46% and took office in January 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Hudson | 160,695 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Larry Kissell (incumbent) | 137,139 | 45.4 | |
Independent | Antonio Blue (write-in) | 3,990 | 1.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 456 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 302,280 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Hudson was opposed by Antonio Blue in the general election and won 64.9% to 35.1%. [12]
In 2016, Hudson was challenged by Tim D'Annunzio in the primary election. He won with 64.6% of the vote to D'Annunzio's 35.4%. In the general election, Hudson defeated Democrat Thomas Mills 58.8%–41.2%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Hudson (incumbent) | 141,402 | 55.3 | |
Democratic | Frank McNeill | 114,119 | 44.7 | |
Total votes | 255,521 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Hudson defeated Democrat Patricia Timmons-Goodson in the November 3 general election. [14]
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Hudson was assigned to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, [15] Subcommittee on Energy, [16] Subcommittee on Health [17] and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. [18]
According to The Sandhills Sentinel, Hudson holds a conservative position on gun control, opposes abortion, and has been "a leading advocate of opioid reform." [20]
Hudson sponsored a bill to improve airport security in reaction to the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting. [21] Representative John Katko reintroduced the bill, which became law in the 114th Congress.[ citation needed ]
In 2014, Hudson proposed prohibiting EPA officials from using airplane travel for official travel. [22]
In 2015, Hudson cosponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. [23]
In December 2020, Hudson was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania ,[ citation needed ] [24] a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Trump. [25] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state. [26] [27] [28]
On January 6, 2021, Hudson was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who objected to the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election after a crowd of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and forced an emergency recess of Congress. [29] On May 19, 2021, Hudson and all seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. [30] Thirty-five Republican House members and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission. [31]
Hudson supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, saying, "At a time of grave security threats, President Trump is right to pause the flow of refugees from countries where terrorism is rampant until we can properly vet them and implement additional screening for individuals traveling to and from these countries." [32]
Hudson favors repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and has voted to repeal it. [33] [20]
Hudson supports Israel's right to defend itself. In 2023, he voted with an overwhelming bipartisan majority to provide Israel with whatever support is necessary in the "barbaric war" in Gaza started by Hamas and other terrorists following the 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7. [34] [35]
Hudson's wife, Renee, was chief of staff for Kellyanne Conway. [20] Hudson attends Crossroads Church (Concord, North Carolina), [36] which is a Global Methodist Church congregation. [37]
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