Hodge Forms Campaign Committee

Robert J. Hodge
For Immediate Release...
Contact: Robert J. Hodge October 5, 2007 443-553-1517
Hodge Forms Campaign Committee

Robert Hodge announced today the formation of the “Hodge for Cecil County” campaign finance committee in advance of his filing to run for Cecil County Commissioner in District 5. The campaign committee will raise and spend money prior to Hodge filing as an official candidate for the Cecil County Commissioner in District 5. Jim Brady will serve as Chairman of the committee and Allan Loomis will serve as the Treasurer.

“I am honored that Jim Brady and Allan Loomis have volunteered to serve in leadership roles in my campaign for County Commissioner. Jim is an active member of the community and I look forward to having his leadership and counsel during my campaign,” said Robert Hodge. “Allan has the keen eye for detail that is needed to manage the finances of a campaign committed to winning in our county.”

Jim Brady operates his family’s sheet metal fabrication business in Elkton, MD. He has served as president of the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce (2000-2001) and on two county appointed task forces. Other affiliations include the Susquehanna Workforce Network Board of Directors and Executive Committee and the Boy Scouts of America – Cecil District Committee. Jim lives outside of North East with his wife of 21 years, Linda, and their two sons.

Allan Loomis is a retired duPont employee who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland. He has over 35 years’ service with the Boy Scouts of America and presently serves as the Chair of Cecil District’s National Eagle Scout Association. Allan is also the Treasurer of the Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware and is the Vice President of the United Methodist Men of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference. Allan lives near Fair Hill with his wife of almost 40 years, Portia.

“Since announcing that I intend to run for County Commissioner in District 5, I have received an outpouring of support and encouragement from voters throughout the county,” said Hodge. “By forming this committee, we have taken an important step toward becoming an official candidate for County Commissioner and now we shall begin to build a winning campaign.”

“Our county faces many tough decisions in the coming months and years and it is important that we have leadership on the Board of County Commissioners committed to making ---and following through --- on those decisions. We can no longer drag our feet in seeking ways to responsibly manage growth in Cecil County, preserve the rural character of our county, and strengthen its agricultural base,” said Hodge.

Robert Hodge lives on a cattle and horse farm outside North East. Hodge, a local Businessman who holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Agricultural Economics from Penn State University, has made Cecil County his home for the past 25 years.