Jeff Hall (Louisiana)
Jeffrey "Jeff" Hall is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 26 from 2015 to 2018. He was first elected in the February 21, 2015, special election.[1] He resigned in 2018 after he was elected mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hall served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development |
| • Commerce |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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
2015
General election
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[3]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Jeff Hall (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[4][5]
Special election
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 26 was called for February 21, with a runoff, if necessary, on March 28. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 9.[6]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
The seat was vacant following Herbert Dixon's (D) resignation on December 11, 2014, for health reasons.[7]
Jeff Hall (D) defeated Alice "Red" Hammond (D) and Daniel Williams (D) in the special election on February 21.[8][1]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 26, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeff Hall |
84.1% | 3,361 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Williams | 11.4% | 457 | |
| Democratic | Alice "Red" Hammond | 4.5% | 180 | |
| Total Votes | 3,998 | |||
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 26
- Louisiana State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ KALB, "Inauguration Day for Jeff Hall as Mayor of Alexandria," December 3, 2018
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ The Advocate, "State Rep. Herbert Dixon resigns House seat," December 12, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
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| Preceded by Herbert Dixon (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 26 2015-2018 |
Succeeded by Ed Larvadain III (D) |
