Thomas M. Hodgson

Thomas M. Hodgson is an American law enforcement agent and politician who has served as Sheriff of Bristol County Massachusetts since 1997.

Thomas M. Hodgson
Hodgson in 2019
Sheriff of Bristol County
Assumed office
June 2, 1997
Appointed byWilliam Weld
Preceded byDavid R. Nelson[1]
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican

Early life

Hodgson worked in law enforcement in Maryland before coming to Massachusetts.[2]

City Council

Hodgson was elected to the New Bedford City Council in 1991. He later resigned to become Sheriff; at the time of his resignation, he was the council's only Republican.[2]

Sheriff

Hodgson was appointed Sheriff of Bristol County by then-Governor William F. Weld on May 21st, 1997.[3] In the most recent election he ran unopposed.[4]

2017 discussion on illegal immigration and sanctuary cities

Hodgson first made waves by offering to send Bristol County inmates to help build President Donald J. Trump's proposed border wall.[5] He was later invited to speak to the House of Representatives on issues relating to sanctuary cities, stating that elected officials in such jurisdictions should be placed under arrest.[6] [7]

2020 violent incident at the Bristol County House of Correction

On May 1, 2020, three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees were hospitalized amidst a violent incident with correctional officers during testing for COVID-19.[8] Hodgson was on site during the incident and the Bristol County Sheriff's departments reported more than $25,000 to the facility.[9]

The next day, Joe Kennedy III called on an independent investigation of the violence.[10] Following Kennedy's statement, Sentators Warren and Markey and Representatives Keating and Kennedy signed a joint letter calling for an investigation, stating: "We are alarmed by reports of the events of Friday, May 1, in Unit B of the Bristol County House of Correction’s C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center. There are conflicting accounts about what occurred, and we believe that there must be a full, independent investigation by an external entity."[11]

The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the Bristol county Sheriff's Office after they received a denial of accessing records related to the May 1 incident.[12]

Trump Re-Election Campaign

In November 2019, President Trump appointed Hodgson as Honorary Chair of Trump's 2020 Massachusetts re-election campaign.[13] The announcement was made by MassGOP National Committeeman Ron Kaufman[14] at a state committee meeting.


See also

References
  1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/441971676/
  2. "Sheriff Hodgson to quit City Council seat". SouthCoast Today. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. "Hodgson, Thomas M." Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  4. "Massachusetts Bristol Sheriff Results: Thomas Hodgson Wins". The New York Times. February 10, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. "Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson offers inmates to build Donald Trump's wall". Boston Herald. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. "Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says elected leaders of 'sanctuary cities' should be arrested". Masslive. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  7. "Hodgson to speak before U.S. House subcommittee Tuesday on illegal immigration, sanctuary cities". SouthCoast Today. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  8. "ICE Detainees Hospitalized, Sheriff Reports 'Extensive Damage' After Coronavirus-Based Incident in Bristol County Jail". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  9. "$25K in damage after COVID-19 disturbance at Mass. ICE facility, sheriff says". WCVB. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  10. "Calls For An Investigation Mount After ICE Detention Center Incident". CBS Boston. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. "Warren, Markey, Keating, and Kennedy Call for an Independent Investigation of the May 1st Events at the Bristol County House of Correction | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts". www.warren.senate.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  12. "ACLU Sues Bristol Sheriff For Access To Incident Recordings". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  13. Service, Matt Murphy Massachusetts State House News. "Trump Campaign taps Mass. Sheriff Tom Hodgson as honorary chair". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  14. "State Committee". Massachusetts GOP. Retrieved 2020-01-23.


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