Dan Hall (politician)
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Dan Hall | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 56th district 40th (2011–2013) | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John P. Doll |
| Succeeded by | Lindsey Port |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1952 |
| Party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse |
Valerie (m. 1974) |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Augsburg College |
| Occupation | business relationship management, legislator |
Dan D. Hall (born April 16, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 56, which includes portions of the cities of Burnsville, Savage and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Hall was born and raised in Minneapolis. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, then went on to Augsburg College, also in Minneapolis, where he majored in health and physical education, and where he was a hockey All-American.
He is vice president of Business Relations with JUX Law Firm and the former CEO of Midwest Chaplains, a former director of the Minneapolis YMCA, and a former Christian school principal.[1][2]
Minnesota Senate
Hall was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2012. His special legislative concerns included jobs, taxes, the budget, and education.[3]
In 2014, Hall opposed the Women's Economic Security Act, legislation requiring contractors to pay women equally, saying, "I will not stand here and vote for a bill that promotes one gender over another."[4]
Personal life
Hall is a volunteer chaplain for the Burnsville Police and Fire departments, a youth hockey, soccer, volleyball and softball coach, an Open Arms food shelf volunteer coordinator, a youth hockey camp volunteer, and a YMCA Youth in Government volunteer advisor. He was also a chaplain at the Minnesota State Capitol and a volunteer chaplain after the I-35W bridge collapse.[1][2]
