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Steven Hall (Massachusetts)
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Steven Hall (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steven Hall was born in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He obtained a bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College of Maine in 2006. His professional experience includes working as a healthcare administrator and consultant. He is involved with Toastmasters.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Anne Gobi defeated Steven Hall in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Gobi (D) | 52.8 | 48,299 |
 | Steven Hall (R)  | 47.1 | 43,117 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 107 | ||
| Total votes: 91,523 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Anne Gobi advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anne Gobi | 99.5 | 22,458 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 118 | ||
| Total votes: 22,576 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Steven Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Hall | 99.4 | 8,854 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 8,909 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Anne Gobi defeated Steven Hall in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anne Gobi (D) | 54.9 | 37,150 |
| Steven Hall (R) | 45.1 | 30,519 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 67,706 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Anne Gobi advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anne Gobi | 100.0 | 8,593 |
| Total votes: 8,593 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical)
Steven Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Hall | 100.0 | 7,456 |
| Total votes: 7,456 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Steven Hall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hall's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Throughout my nearly 60 years on this Earth, I've been a machinist, tractor-trailer truck driver, author, inventor, husband, father, grandfather, and small business owner. In my 40's I attended college, received a BS in Healthcare Administrator and began a new career in healthcare. These varied life experiences have allowed me the ability to have a better understanding of a person's struggles and also the ability to be a problem solver - two important traits if one is to represent ALL of one's constituents in a state Senate district.
- I will fight for lower taxes. Our citizens are struggling every day to make ends meet, and live within their means. It's time our state stops taking the easy road by raising taxes, fees ,tolls and surcharges, and instead looks for ways to cut some of the massive waste in state government.
- Support our local police, first responders, and schools. While the Democrats are calling for defunding our police and our current Senator is attending and speaking at anti-police rallies, I stand with our brave local police officers. While we are dragging our feet on getting our children back to school, I understand that these are valuable learning years that cannot be lost without without cheating our kids of a proper education.
- Strengthen the district's economy by encouraging business growth and leading efforts for better vocational training and working to improve the state's infrastructure.
My experience in healthcare will be an asset as we move beyond this pandemic and back to our norms - we must get back to business as usual. Additionally, I am committed to our US Constitution which is the foundation for our Union and our society. I am committed to protecting ALL of our inalienable, God-given, rights.
Besides my Father, I was impressed with the 1st President I voted for after High School, President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan had a warm, but stern demeanor. To me, even at that early age, I could see that his intent was genuine and pure. He had your back and you felt that everything was eventually going to be okay - and this was during some of the country's very challenging times. He was truthful, frank, and had a speaking skill that made one feel like he was speaking directly to you as your concerned representative.
Like him, I will be an honest voice to, and for, the people of my district - not a double-speaking politician, but an ethical citizen representative, if you so kindly select me as your next State Senator on November 3rd, 2020.
Like him, I will be an honest voice to, and for, the people of my district - not a double-speaking politician, but an ethical citizen representative, if you so kindly select me as your next State Senator on November 3rd, 2020.
The United States Constitution is the foundation and the map for which all other decisions are to be made. Does it hold up to Constitutional standards should be the first question.
Humble, ethical and truthful. I will be truly honored to be elected as your next Senator. With it come a great responsibility to represent my district well and to ensure my constituents get their fair share back. I promise to be truthful, as I have been, when asked my opinion, and I promise to listen to my constituents with an open mind. If I take a vote you disagree with, I will bravely and honorably explain to you why I chose that stance.
As a consultant and a leader in healthcare, I have been able to turn organizations around. And, I've done this the knowledge that I don't have to have all the answers if I am able to empower those that do. In healthcare organizations, for instance, quality improvement comes from empowering floor nurses, but also comes from doing the same with Housekeepers, Certified Nursing Aides (CNA's), etc. Throughout my career I've recognized these important employees and been able to bring all of them together, with their vast knowledge, to drastically improve organizations.
We can do the same for Massachusetts. Teachers, doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, seniors, young families, and business people need to be at the table when there is a problem to be solved. Sadly, that has not been the case to date. I intend to change that.
We can do the same for Massachusetts. Teachers, doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, seniors, young families, and business people need to be at the table when there is a problem to be solved. Sadly, that has not been the case to date. I intend to change that.
Governments' job is to be as less intrusive into the lives of it's constituents as possible. Our job is to "walk in the shoes" of those who can't speak for themselves, before making a decision that will affect their lives or their pocket book - think of others, before ourselves. We are servants for the people we represent, nothing more - stay humble and appreciative of the honor to serve.
If I am fortunate to win this November, I simply want to be know as someone who gave all he had for the people of his district and for Massachusetts. I love my country, I love my state, and I love all the people who reside here. I want to be know as a fighter and someone who was honest and ethical, regardless of the circumstances.
My grandchildren have been at my side when I'm meeting folks at their home or when we are campaign strategizing. I have an example to set for them, and I have an example to set for the others who I've met that aspire to do what I've done here over the past several year. This comes with great responsibility, and I take that responsibility seriously. I simply want to be an inspiration to them, and a trusted confidant to all those who I represent in the district.
My grandchildren have been at my side when I'm meeting folks at their home or when we are campaign strategizing. I have an example to set for them, and I have an example to set for the others who I've met that aspire to do what I've done here over the past several year. This comes with great responsibility, and I take that responsibility seriously. I simply want to be an inspiration to them, and a trusted confidant to all those who I represent in the district.
I'm old enough to remember the Apollo Moon rocket launches and the eventual landing on the Moon, including the Moon walks. It was quite the display of American ingenuity and proved to us all that when you dream big, big dreams come true!
My work history goes way back. My first formal job was as a paperboy starting at 12 and lasting until I was 16 when I started working after school as a machinist.
My most recent favorite book is the one I recently completed and reread. "Doug Danger, Dare to Dream: From Tragedy to Triumph: a daredevil's ride" is an inspirational look at the career of an American icon and the lessons learned along the way - a visionary who chose motorcycle stunts as his craft, who demonstrated that with courage, strength, and determination, "impossibilities" ARE achievable - even when he was faced with overwhelming life challenges and near-death experiences that took him far beyond the public world of entertainment and daredevilry - a story that will inspire you to Dare to Dream too!
I can't think of one fictional character, but there are certainly many real-life characters who are inspirational. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Evel Knievel, and Ronald Reagan, to name a few.
when my granddaughter visits, she likes to play sappy 80's music. So, I sometimes get those annoying hits stuck in my head.
Whether it's the man I met on the campaign trail who hates his garden, but does it to survive, or the young woman with a broken wheelchair, that I was able to get replaced in less than a day, or the parent who simply asks for the opportunity to chose what is best for her child, I am unable to turn away and compartmentalize their pain. Once I met them, I share in their struggles and hold onto it. This is why I am running, not because I need to, but because they, and many more lost souls, need someone to speak up and fight for them.
Rather than focus on important differences, let me touch on similarities. Each branch, and each Representative or Senator has an ethical responsibility to represent his or her district as best he or she knows how, even at ones own personal peril. That is, s/he answers to the voters, not special interest or the Speaker of the House or Senate. Sadly, this is not always the case. I promise to vote my conscience and be truthful as to why.
No, in fact, I am convinced that a Senator (or anyone else) can be in government too long. My opponent is approaching her 20th year in government. I am a strong advocate for term limits for all, and contend that our "lifetime" politicians lose touch with their constituents and, instead, focus on lobbyists, and special interest groups, instead of doing what's right for the voters of their district.
Over the next decade our biggest challenge is going to be meeting the needs of our aging population while balancing the needs of our families and educating our young. We can do both with hard work up on Beacon Hill by (maybe for the time) challenging government waste norms and taking special interest groups head on. It's not going to be easy, but eliminating waste (oh, and there is plenty of it!) will help to save the senior who is worried about the cost of remaining in his/her home, and will help to pay for much needed education, and so much more.
The Governor is supposed to be the gatekeeper, the last in line, with veto power to carefully weigh new legislation to ensure it is in the best interest of the Commonwealth. Currently, our Governor's hands are tied because of the stronghold one party holds in the House and Senate (the Democrats). This is way out of balance and not as the framers saw good government. We simply need more Republicans in the House and Senate to bring some sense of balance back to Beacon Hill.
Yes, building relationships with likeminded legislators. But, with a clear understanding that civility and respect for differing opinions is of utmost importance, it's not about getting along. It's about doing what is right for the district and the Commonwealth.
We must put an end to gerrymandering, the process of redistricting to favor one party. If you look at our current US Legislative maps, for instance, the districts take some very odd and unconventional twists and turns. It's absolutely astonishing and foolish, to say the least, the shape of some of these districts. Districts should be drawn to best interest of the people and not the politicians!
With my Healthcare and business background, certainly Way and Means would be an important committee to allow me to represent our district.
Senator Brewer, who held this same seat for 28 years, was a man of the people. He represented his district well and made sure to be available to the masses so he stayed "in touch" with the common person. He was a Democrat, but I voted for him because party seemed less important to him than his constituents.
I don't see this with our current Senator, who has recently been attending divisive anti-police rallies and has been openly supporting leftist extremists, such as Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
I don't see this with our current Senator, who has recently been attending divisive anti-police rallies and has been openly supporting leftist extremists, such as Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
No, I simply want to represent my district.
I met a man in the district who had an incredible garden on the side of his front yard. The tomatoes were huge and plump. Any gardener would have been impressed. I complimented him on his accomplishment and, with a tear in his eye, he told me he hates gardening! "I only do this to survive," he went on. "My wife and I are both disabled. For health reasons, we had to retire early and we are struggling to hang onto our home. I was just heading out to get my truck inspected, the one I use to bring my wife to the hospital for checkups, and it's not going to pass inspection, I know that," he explained as his eyes reddened up and more tears began to roll down his face. "I don't know what I'm going to do. This truck is my only way to get her to her appointments," he concluded as I, too, began to tear up.
When our legislatures, including my opponent, tell us that another tax increase is just a few cents, that it's not a big deal, I think of this gentleman and many others I've met on the campaign trail. It is a big deal to them and I will fight with all my heart to prevent further taxing these folks!
When our legislatures, including my opponent, tell us that another tax increase is just a few cents, that it's not a big deal, I think of this gentleman and many others I've met on the campaign trail. It is a big deal to them and I will fight with all my heart to prevent further taxing these folks!
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2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 22, 2020
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