Craig Hall (politician)

This article is about the Utah legislator. For other people named Craig Hall, see Craig Hall (disambiguation).
Craig Hall
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 33rd[1] district
In office
January 1, 2013 – November 8, 2021
Preceded byNeal Hendrickson
Succeeded byJudy Weeks-Rohner
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWest Valley City, Utah
Alma materUtah State University
Baylor Law School
ProfessionLawyer
Websitevotecraighall.com

Craig Hall[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 33. In 2021 Hall was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox to a judgeship on Utah's 2nd district court.[3]

Early life and career

Hall graduated from Taylorsville High School, earned his BA from Utah State University, and his JD from Baylor University's Baylor Law School. When not at the legislature, Hall works as an attorney for Intermountain Healthcare.[4] Hall has been named one of Utah's “Legal Elite” by the Utah Business Magazine.[5]

Elections

To challenge District 33 incumbent Democratic Representative Neal Hendrickson in 2012, Hall was selected by the Republican convention from four candidates, and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 4,234 votes (52.8%) against Democratic nominee Liz Muniz,[6] who had won the Democratic Primary against Representative Hendrickson.

In 2014, Hall filed for reelection. Liz Muniz ran against him as the Democratic nominee. Hall won the November 4, 2014 general election with 2,788 votes (58.78%) to 1,955 votes (41.22%).[7]

Utah House of Representatives, District 33

Year Republican Votes Pct. Democrat Votes Pct.
2012 Archived March 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Craig Hall 4,234 52.75% Liz Muniz 3,782 47.12%
2014 Archived March 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Craig Hall 2,788 58.78% Liz Muniz 1,955 41.22%

Political career

During the 2016 legislative session, Hall served on the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Health and Human Services Committee.[8]

2016 sponsored legislation

Bill Number Bill Name Bill Status
HB0083S01 Campaign Finance Disclosures in Municipal Elections Governor Signed - 3/21/2016
HB0089 Office of State Debt Collection Reporting Amendments Governor Signed - 3/23/2016
HB0110S03 Election Law Changes House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0155S02 Reporting of Child Pornography Governor Signed - 3/28/2016
HB0160S03 Justice Court Amendments Governor Signed - 3/22/2016
HB0227 Electronic Driver License Amendments Governor Signed - 3/22/2016
HB0263 Fraud Amendments Governor Signed - 3/21/2016
HB0288S03 Educational Records Protection Amendments Governor Signed - 3/29/2016
HJR001 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Judges of Courts Not of Record House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HJR017 Joint Resolution Expressing Support for Designating November 2016 as National Bladder Health Month House/ filed - 3/10/2016

[9]

Hall passed seven of the ten bills he introduced, giving him a 70% passage rate. He also floor sponsored SB0099S02 Transparency for Political Subdivisions.

References

  1. ^ "Craig Hall (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Craig Hall's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cox taps state legislator for new district judge". KSL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Conflict of Interest" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "About Craig". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Committee to Elect Craig Hall. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  7. ^ https://slco.org/clerk/elections/results/results_arch/2014General.html Archived March 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2014
  8. ^ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "2016GS Bill Search Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 1, 2016.