Laura Hall | |
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 Hall with Rep. Terri Sewell and Quinton Ross | |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office August 1993 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Grayson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1943 Sandy Springs, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University Alabama A&M University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Laura Vandiver Hall (born January 25, 1943) is an American politician who currently serves in the Alabama House of Representatives[1] representing House District 19 as a Democrat. Hall was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives by special election in August 1993. She was re-elected in 1994 until now. She is a retired educator whose tenure in the education field extended for over forty years.[citation needed]
Hall is a native of Pendleton, South Carolina. She received her elementary and secondary education in Pendleton Public Schools System. After graduating from Anderson County Training High School in 1960, she enrolled in Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with chemistry as a minor. Further studies earned her a Master of Science degree in science education from Ohio State University and a K-12 administration certification from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Hall is the first African American woman elected to represent House District 19, capturing eighty-six (86) percent of the vote.[when?] Results from the 1994 election indicated that she captured 88% percent of the votes. During the 1998 election, she ran unopposed. She won the 2002 election and began serving a fifth term. Hall is the vice-chair of the Madison County Legislative Delegation and Ranking Minority Member of both the General Fund Finance and Appropriations and Internal Affairs committees.
Hall is Chair of the Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission, created in 2019 to place statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol.[2]
Her sponsored legislation includes:
Her committee assignments have included:
Hall serves as President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.[3]
Hall was married to the late Dr. John W. Hall. She has two children.
Republican Paul Sanford defeated Hall in the special election to fill the District 7 State Senate Seat vacated earlier this year when the incumbent Parker Griffith was elected to the United States House of Representative representing Alabama's 5th Congressional District. Hall continues to represent District 19 after re-elections in 2010 and 2014.
Hall defeated Samuel Greene in the Alabama House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary election with 86.04% of the vote.
