Rod Hall (Utah)
Rod Hall (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah State Board of Education, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Hall (Republican Party) ran for election to the Utah State Board of Education to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rod Hall has earned a degree in education and a degree in counseling and temperament therapy. His career experience includes working as a teacher, a chaplain, and a pastor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2024
General election
General election for Utah State Board of Education District 3
Rod Hall defeated Laura Johnson in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rod Hall (R) | 69.5 | 60,766 |
 | Laura Johnson (Utah Forward Party)  | 30.5 | 26,628 | |
| Total votes: 87,394 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 3
Rod Hall defeated incumbent Brent Strate in the Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rod Hall | 57.3 | 14,468 |
 | Brent Strate | 42.7 | 10,801 | |
| Total votes: 25,269 | |||
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Utah Forward Party primary election
The Utah Forward Party primary election was canceled. Laura Johnson advanced from the Utah Forward Party primary for Utah State Board of Education District 3.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3
Rod Hall defeated incumbent Brent Strate in the Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rod Hall (R) | 75.5 | 157 |
| Brent Strate (R) | 24.5 | 51 | |
| Total votes: 208 | |||
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Utah Forward Party convention
Utah Forward Party convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3
Laura Johnson advanced from the Utah Forward Party convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Johnson (Utah Forward Party) | 100.0 | 3 |
| Total votes: 3 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hall in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rod Hall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Hall's campaign website stated the following:[2]
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A Word from Rod to Parents, Teachers, and Students Parents: I will champion parental involvement and seek to empower parents with more tools to better serve today’s children, and to better prepare our young people for real world scenarios. I believe parental involvement is key in the education of our young people. God has given the mandate to parents to train up and educate their children. I’m so thankful we live in a state where the law supports this. Utah law states, “that parents are a child’s first teachers and are responsible for the education of their children” (Utah State Law 53E-2-301(3)(a)). The selection of education programs in the State of Utah was never intended to be done without the informed consent of the parents. Because parents have not been included in this process, we now have corrupt ideologies that have made their way into our schools which have been designed to divide and not unite us, to attack the child parent relationship, and wage war on parental rights. Parents need to be informed and involved in the education of our children and respectfully and graciously, yet boldly, hold the system accountable for what’s being taught in Utah classrooms. Teachers: Our state has amazing teachers in it, but many of them have been muzzled and restrained by standards, policies, and bureaucracy. I seek to empower our teachers to teach the subjects they love and to not have their classrooms swamped with discussions and ideologies that are neither appropriate nor foundational to a great education. Our schools need to be a place of education not indoctrination. Our teachers need the support of parents and staff to help empower them to command the respect in the classroom that is necessary to provide an environment that is safe and suitable for learning at the highest level. As parents, we need to fight for our children, and fight for and alongside our teachers. Students: My top priority for our students will be to help protect and preserve their hearts and minds. We’re talking about the most vulnerable, impressionable, pliable minds. It is an incredible responsibility to make sure we do our best to preserve and protect them. That’s why we need to teach truth, because what goes into the mind impacts the heart and what impacts the heart comes out in a person’s life! We need sensitive materials out of our schools. We need a strong focus on educating and building character, with a call to excellence and developing resilience, by challenging students once again to achieve their greatest potential through hard work.[3] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rod Hall, "Rod For Utah State Board of Education, District 3," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ "Rod Hall, "Rod For Utah State Board of Education, District 3 - A Word from Rod to Parents, Teachers, and Students," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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