Mike Hodges

Michael Jay Hodges (April 17, 1968 – July 20, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 46th President of the United States from 2012 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Hodges served as the 48th Vice President of the United States from 2008 to 2012 and as the 19th Chief Justice of the United States from 2004 to 2008 before serving as a governor and senator from Colorado. Hodges was nominated to serve as vice president in 2008 and was the first person to be elected vice president with 538 electoral votes that same year. Mere months after leaving office and retiring from politics, Hodges died of a heart attack at age 45.