Ralph Hall

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Ralph Hall

Republican Party

Prior offices

Rockwall County Court

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Texas State Senate

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U.S. House Texas District 4

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Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $2,092,502

Education

High school

Rockwall High School, Rockwall, TX

Bachelor's

Southern Methodist University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1942 - 1945

Ralph Hall (b. May 3, 1923, in Fate, TX; d. March 7, 2019) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Texas. Hall served Texas' 4th Congressional District from 1981 to 2015. Hall passed away on March 7, 2019.^[1]

Hall lost his bid for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He announced going into the primary election that it would be his last re-election bid.^[2] He was defeated by John Ratcliffe in the Republican runoff primary on May 27, 2014.^[3]

Biography[edit]

Hall attended Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, and the University of Texas, Austin. After earning his LL.B. from Southern Methodist University in 1951, he was admitted to the Texas Bar and went into private practice.^[4]

On January 5, 2004, Hall switched party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.^[5]

On December 25, 2012, at the age of 89, Hall became the oldest lawmaker ever to serve in the House of Representatives. The record was previously held by Charles Manley Stedman, a representative from North Carolina. Stedman died in 1930.^[6]

Career[edit]

• 1950-1962: Rockwall County Judge
• 1962-1972: Texas State Senator
• 1980-2015: U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat from 1980-2004, Republican from 2004-2015)

Committee assignments[edit]

U.S. House[edit]

2013-2014[edit]

Hall served on the following committees:^[7]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
  • Subcommittee on Health
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

2011-2012[edit]

Hall was a member of the following House committees:^[4]

• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman

Key votes[edit]

113th Congress[edit]

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.^[8] For more information pertaining to Hall's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.^[9]

National security[edit]

NDAA[edit]

Hall voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.^[10]

DHS Appropriations[edit]

Hall voted for HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.^[11]

CISPA (2013)[edit]

Hall voted for HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.^[12]

Economy[edit]

Farm bill[edit]

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.^[13] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.^[14][15] It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.^[15] Hall voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget[edit]

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.^[16][17] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.^[17] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.^[18] It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Hall joined with the 63 other Republicans and 3 Democrats who voted against the bill.^[16][17]

Government shutdown[edit]

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.^[19] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.^[20] Hall voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.^[21]

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.^[22] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Hall voted against HR 2775.^[23]

Federal Pay Adjustment Act[edit]

Hall voted for HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill called for stopping a 0.5 percent pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect. The raises were projected to cost $11 billion over 10 years.^[24]

Immigration[edit]

Morton Memos Prohibition[edit]

Hall voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status.^[25] The vote largely followed party lines.^[26]

Healthcare[edit]

Healthcare Reform Rules[edit]

Hall voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.^[27]

Social issues[edit]

Abortion[edit]

Hall voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.^[28]

Government affairs[edit]

HR 676[edit]

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.^[29] Hall joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.^[30][31]

Previous congressional sessions[edit]

Fiscal Cliff[edit]

Hall voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[32]

International Affairs[edit]

Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013[edit]

Hall voted for the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, HR 850 - Increases and bolsters the amount of economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to prevent it from gaining nuclear weapons capability. Hall joined the 222 Republicans voting in favor the Act. The House passed the Act with overwhelming approval by a vote of 400 - 20 on July 31st, 2013.^[33] Representative Hall considers the actions of Iran as a threat to national and international security, especially that of our allies.^[34] HR 850 amended the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 through adding stricter sanction measures, such as restricting foreign assistance if it would further prevent the transfer of U.S. origin goods, services, and technology to Iran. Foreign companies would also face penalties if they were to violate any provisions of the sanctions through implementing restrictions on doing business in the United States.^[35]

Campaign themes[edit]

2012[edit]

Hall's campaign website listed the following issues:^[36]

• Economic Policy

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall is a tireless advocate for lower taxes and a smaller more efficient government. He understands that in order to keep our economy growing we have to restrain spending by the federal government, focus on job creation, and reform our federal tax code."

• Energy Policy

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall will continue to work to lessen our country’s need for foreign oil through increased drilling off the Gulf and Alaskan coasts, use of clean coal technology, expanded nuclear and natural gas use, increased conservation efforts, and expanding the use of alternative fuels."

• Immigration

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall knows our immigration policies need to be tightened. This includes protecting the rights of legal immigrants to our country which our economy depends on and stopping illegal immigration which we can’t afford."

• National Security

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall recently returned from a trip to Iraq where he saw first hand the progress being made in the war on terrorism. There is overwhelming sentiment among our troops to finish the job and emerge as victors in this conflict."

• Healthcare

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall is working to reform healthcare in our country by promoting greater access to affordable health insurance for small businesses and all Americans through a variety of tax breaks and incentives."

• Social Security/Medicare

Excerpt: "Ralph Hall is committed to ensuring the solvency of Social Security and Medicare but equally committed to finding ways to improve programs that will allow younger workers more options on how best to plan for their retirement years."

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Hall lost his re-election bid to the U.S. House in 2014. He and John Ratcliffe advanced past the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.^[37] He was defeated by John Ratcliffe in the Republican runoff primary on May 27, 2014.^[3]

U.S. House, Texas District 4 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ralph Hall Incumbent	45.4%	29,848
John Ratcliffe	28.8%	18,917
Lou Gigliotti	16.1%	10,601
John Stacy	4.3%	2,812
Brent Lawson	3.5%	2,290
Tony Arterburn	1.9%	1,252
Total Votes		65,720
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 4 Runoff Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Ratcliffe	52.8%	22,271
Ralph Hall Incumbent	47.2%	19,899
Total Votes		42,170
Source: Texas Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

Endorsements[edit]

Hall received the endorsement of third place primary finisher Lou Gigliotti in his upcoming primary runoff battle with John Ratcliffe. Gigliotti said, "If it’s not me then it’s gotta be Ralph. He’ll do a good job for another two years. I can tell you this: it was a chore to get voters in this district to vote for anyone but Ralph."

Polls[edit]

2012[edit]

See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Hall won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 4th District. He defeated Lou Gigliotti and Steve Clark in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. He then defeated VaLinda Hathcox (D) and Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[38][39]

U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ralph M. Hall Incumbent	73%	182,679
	Democratic	VaLinda Hathcox	24.1%	60,214
	Libertarian	Thomas Griffing	2.9%	7,262
	Write-in	Fred Rostek	0.1%	188
Total Votes				250,343
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Texas District 4 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ralph Hall Incumbent	58.4%	38,202
Steve Clark	21%	13,719
Lou Gigliotti	20.7%	13,532
Total Votes		65,453

Full history[edit]

To view the full congressional electoral history for Ralph Hall, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated VaLinda Hathcox (D), Jim Prindle (L) and Shane Shepard (I) in the general election.[40] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Ralph Hall incumbent 73.2% 136,338      Democratic VaLinda Hathcox 22% 40,975      Libertarian Jim Prindle 2.5% 4,729      Independent Shane Shepard 2.3% 4,244 Total Votes 186,286 2008 On November 4, 2008, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Glenn Melancon (D) and Fred Annett (L) in the general election.[41] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Ralph Hall incumbent 68.8% 206,906      Democratic Glenn Melancon 29.3% 88,067      Libertarian Fred Annett 1.9% 5,771 Total Votes 300,744 2006 On November 7, 2006, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Glenn Melancon (D) and Kurt Helm (L) in the general election.[42] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Ralph Hall incumbent 64.4% 106,495      Democratic Glenn Melancon 33.4% 55,278      Libertarian Kurt Helm 2.1% 3,496 Total Votes 165,269 2004 On November 2, 2004, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Nickerson (D) and Kevin Anderson (L) in the general election.[43] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Ralph Hall incumbent 68.2% 182,866      Democratic Jim Nickerson 30.4% 81,585      Libertarian Kevin Anderson 1.3% 3,491 Total Votes 267,942 2002 On November 5, 2002, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Graves (R) and Barbara Robinson (L) in the general election.[44] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 57.8% 97,304      Republican John Graves 40.4% 67,939      Libertarian Barbara Robinson 1.8% 3,042 Total Votes 168,285 2000 On November 7, 2000, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jon Newton (R) and Joe Turner (L) in the general election.[45] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 60.3% 145,887      Republican Jon Newton 37.9% 91,574      Libertarian Joe Turner 1.8% 4,417 Total Votes 241,878 1998 On November 3, 1998, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Lohmeyer (R) and Jim Simon (L) in the general election.[46] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1998 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 57.6% 82,989      Republican Jim Lohmeyer 40.9% 58,954      Libertarian Jim Simon 1.5% 2,137 Total Votes 144,080 1996 On November 5, 1996, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerry Ray Hall (R), Steven Rothacker (L) and Enos Denham, Jr. (Natural Law) in the general election.[47] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1996 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 63.8% 132,126      Republican Jerry Ray Hall 34.3% 71,065      Libertarian Steven Rothacker 1.5% 3,172      Natural Law Enos Denham, Jr. 0.4% 814 Total Votes 207,177 1994 On November 8, 1994, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Bridges (R) and Steven Rothacker (L) in the general election.[48] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1994 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 58.8% 99,303      Republican David Bridges 39.8% 67,267      Libertarian Steven Rothacker 1.4% 2,377 Total Votes 168,947 1992 On November 3, 1992, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Bridges (R) and Steven Rothacker (L) in the general election.[49] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1992 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 58.1% 128,008      Republican David Bridges 38.1% 83,875      Libertarian Steven Rothacker 3.8% 8,450 Total Votes 220,333 1990 On November 6, 1990, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim McCord (Write-in) in the general election.[50] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1990 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 99.6% 108,300      Write-in Tim McCord 0.4% 394 Total Votes 108,694 1988 On November 8, 1988, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randy Sutton (R) and Melanie Dunn (L) in the general election.[51] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1988 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 66.4% 139,379      Republican Randy Sutton 32.1% 67,337      Libertarian Melanie Dunn 1.5% 3,152 Total Votes 209,868 1986 On November 4, 1986, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas Blow (R) in the general election.[52] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1986 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 71.7% 97,540      Republican Thomas Blow 28.3% 38,578 Total Votes 136,118 1984 On November 6, 1984, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas Blow (R) in the general election.[53] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1984 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 58% 120,749      Republican Thomas Blow 42% 87,553      N/A Other 0% 39 Total Votes 208,341 1982 On November 2, 1982, Ralph Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Pete Collumb (R) and Bruce Iiams (L) in the general election.[54] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1982 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall incumbent 73.8% 94,134      Republican Pete Collumb 25.3% 32,221      Libertarian Bruce Iiams 0.9% 1,141 Total Votes 127,496 1980 On November 4, 1980, Ralph Hall won election to the United States House. He defeated John Wright (R) in the general election.[55] U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 1980 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ralph Hall 52.3% 102,787      Republican John Wright 47.7% 93,915 Total Votes 196,702

Campaign donors[edit]

Comprehensive donor history[edit]

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Ralph Hall campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$563,641
2010	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$664,579
2008	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$1,096,578
2006	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$907,158
2004	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$1,178,472
2002	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$630,746
2000	U.S. House (Texas, District 4)		$732,869
Grand total raised			$5,774,043
Source: [[56] Follow the Money]

2014[edit]

Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Hall's reports.^[57]

2012[edit]

Hall won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Hall's campaign committee raised a total of $563,641 and spent $598,127.^[64] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.^[65]

Cost per vote[edit]

Hall spent $3.27 per vote received in 2012.

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Hall's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

2010[edit]

Hall won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Hall's campaign committee raised a total of $664,579 and spent $776,142.^[66]

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Hall's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Personal Gain Index[edit]

See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric

PGI: Change in net worth[edit]

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Hall's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,200,006 and $2,984,998. That averages to $2,092,502, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Hall ranked as the 144th most wealthy representative in 2012.^[67] Between 2004 and 2012, Hall's calculated net worth^[68] decreased by an average of 4 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.^[69]

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric[edit]

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Hall received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Electric Utilities industry.

From 1989-2014, 27.01 percent of Hall's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.^[72]

Analysis[edit]

Ideology and leadership[edit]

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Hall was a rank-and-file Republican as of July 2014. This was the same rating Hall received in June 2013.^[73]

Like-minded colleagues[edit]

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.^[74]

Lifetime voting record[edit]

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Hall missed 499 of 19,883 roll call votes from January 1981 to July 2014. This amounts to 2.5 percent, which is equal to the median of 2.5 percent among current congressional representatives as of July 2014.^[75]

Congressional staff salaries[edit]

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Hall paid his congressional staff a total of $1,162,587 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranked 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[76]

National Journal vote ratings[edit]

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013[edit]

Hall ranked 52nd in the conservative rankings in 2013.^[77]

2012[edit]

Hall ranked 119th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.^[78]

2011[edit]

Hall was tied with three other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 80th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.^[79]

Voting with party[edit]

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014[edit]

Hall voted with the Republican Party 94.3 percent of the time, which ranked 115th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.^[80]

2013[edit]

Hall voted with the Republican Party 98.2 percent of the time, which ranked 34th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.^[81]

Personal[edit]

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Hall and his late wife, Mary Ellen, had three children and five grandchildren.^[4]

Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term Ralph + Hall + Texas + House

See also[edit]

• United States House of Representatives
• United States congressional delegations from Texas
• Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Texas' 4th Congressional District

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