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Dan Hall
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Minnesota State Senate District 56
Years in office: 2011 - 2021
Successor: Lindsey Port (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
Augsburg College
Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Minister/Founder, Midwest Chaplains
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Dan Hall (Republican Party) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 56. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 5, 2021.

Hall (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 56. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Hall attended Minneapolis Augsburg College. His professional experience includes founding and serving as CEO of Midwest Chaplains.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Hall was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Local Government, Chair
• Transportation
• Veterans and Military Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hall served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hall served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Judiciary
• State and Local Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hall served on the following committees:


Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Dan Hall endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 56

Lindsey Port defeated incumbent Dan Hall in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 56 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lindsey Port
Lindsey Port (D)
 
53.0
 
26,197
Image of Dan Hall
Dan Hall (R)
 
46.9
 
23,173
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
55

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 56

Lindsey Port defeated Kevin Shea and Richard Tucker in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 56 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lindsey Port
Lindsey Port
 
66.7
 
4,669
Image of Kevin Shea
Kevin Shea Candidate Connection
 
27.5
 
1,925
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Richard Tucker
 
5.8
 
406

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,000
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 56

Incumbent Dan Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 56 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Hall
Dan Hall
 
100.0
 
3,090

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,090
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Dan Hall defeated Phillip Sterner in the Minnesota State Senate District 56 general election.[2][3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 56 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Hall Incumbent 55.17% 23,602
     Democratic Phillip Sterner 44.83% 19,178
Total Votes 42,780
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Phillip Sterner ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 56 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Sterner  (unopposed)


Incumbent Dan Hall ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 56 Republican primary.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 56 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Hall Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Hall won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 55. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Leon Thurman (D) in the general election on November 6.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 56, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Hall Incumbent 54% 22,226
     Democratic Leon Thurman 46% 18,922
Total Votes 41,148

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Hall had no opponent in the primary. He defeated incumbent John Doll (DFL) in the general election.[8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 40 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Hall (R) 14852 50.98%
John Doll (DFL) 14242 48.89%
Write-In 38 0.13%

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Hall's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Fiscal Policy

  • We must not enact more government programs than we can pay for. I support individuals and families spending their own money in a capital and free-market enterprise system. A market driven system fosters competition, which ensures the availability of many goods and services at the best possible price.

Taxes

  • We expect our federal government to protect our borders and to protect our individual freedoms as Americans. And beyond that, we want them out of our pockets and away from our families and businesses. The Minnesota Legislature needs far greater fiscal responsibility to reduce the tax burden on working citizens. We can only do this by cutting government waste and eliminating unnecessary programs. Taxpayers deserve to have their hard earned money spent with frugality and fiscal discipline. Everyone is asked to live within their means, government must do the same. We must ease the tax burden on all taxpaying citizens.

Government

  • Private industry is far more efficient and effective in use of money than the government. Money is best spent by the citizens who earned it. I believe that if government has less money, it becomes more efficient and cost-effective.

Jobs

  • First of all, we need to lower taxes on Minnesota businesses so they have a greater opportunity to be successful, which in turn will spur on job growth. According to Minnesota’s Taxpayers League, Minnesota has the 3rd highest corporate tax rate in the world. Minnesota businesses cannot afford to pay higher taxes and hire more workers. Every dollar they pay in taxes is a dollar they can’t invest in their businesses—either for more employees or more goods and services. In addition, we have too many regulations, permits, licenses, moratoriums, and endless forms for businesses to fill out. We need a comprehensive restructuring of taxes, and required forms. Government agencies need to have a much friendlier attitude towards businesses with the goal of helping those businesses succeed, rather than driving them out of the state.

A Business Friendly Minnesota

  • Small business is an integral part of Minnesota’s economic foundation. Representing 98 percent of all employers in Minnesota, small employers serve as the backbone of communities across the state. Last year, roughly one-fifth of Minnesota’s private sector workforce was on the payroll of an employer with fewer than 20 employees. Between 2004 and 2005, almost 80 percent of the state’s net new jobs were created by small business. Small business is vital to our economic vitality. We must encourage entrepreneurship by allowing smaller businesses to thrive and compete.[9]
 ”
—Dan Hall[10]

2012

Hall's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]

Fiscal Policy

  • Excerpt: "A market driven system fosters competition, which ensures the availability of many goods and services at the best possible price."

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "Everyone is asked to live within their means, government must do the same. We must ease the tax burden on all taxpaying citizens."

Government

  • Excerpt: "Private industry is far more efficient and effective in use of money than the government. Money is best spent by the citizens who earned it. I believe that if government has less money, it becomes more efficient and cost-effective."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "We need a comprehensive restructuring of taxes, and required forms. Government agencies need to have a much friendlier attitude towards businesses with the goal of helping those businesses succeed, rather than driving them out of the state."

A Business Friendly Minnesota

  • Excerpt: "Small business is an integral part of Minnesota’s economic foundation. Small business is vital to our economic vitality. We must encourage entrepreneurship by allowing smaller businesses to thrive and compete."

Campaign finance summary

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Dan Hall campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Minnesota State Senate District 56Lost general$162,740 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 56Won $99,494 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 56Won $37,516 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 40Won $52,620 N/A**
Grand total$352,370 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Hall's endorsements included the following:[12]

  • Burnsville Chamber Political Action Committee
  • 2016 Legislator of Distinction from League of Minnesota Cities
  • Senate District 56 Republicans
  • Minnesota Republican Party
  • NFIB/MN SAFE Trust (National Federation of Independent Business PAC – Minnesota)
  • Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life State PAC
  • Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund PAC
  • Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce PAC
  • Operating Engineers Local #49, Laborers District Council of MN
  • North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Union

Personal

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Hall and his wife, Valerie, have eight children.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rick Santorum for President, "SANTORUM ANNOUNCES MINNESOTA LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENTS," February 6, 2012
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 22, 2012
  7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  8. ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑ Vote Dan Hall, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
  11. ↑ "votedanhall," Official Campaign Website
  12. ↑ Vote Dan Hall, "Endorsements," accessed September 21, 2016
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Preceded by
Ted Lillie (R) 		Minnesota State Senate District 56
2013-2021 		Succeeded by
Lindsey Port (D)
Preceded by
John Doll (DFL) 		Minnesota State Senate District 40
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Chris Eaton (DFL)


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