Robert Lee "Bob" Hall | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Bob Deuell |
Personal details | |
Born |
Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
March 5, 1942
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Kay Smith Hall |
Children | 3 |
Residence |
Edgewood, Van Zandt County Texas |
Alma mater | The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina |
Occupation | Businessman |
Religion | Southern Baptist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1964–1969 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Space and Missiles Systems Division |
Robert Lee Hall, known as Bob Hall (born March 5, 1942), is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate and part of the Tea Party movement. He succeeded fellow Republican Bob Deuell, whom Hall defeated by three hundred votes in the Republican Party runoff election held on May 27, 2014.
Hall graduated in 1960 with honors from George D. Chamberlain High School in his native Tampa, Florida. He is an Eagle Scout. Hall subsequently received in 1964 a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. At The Citadel, he was cited in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
Hall and his wife, the former Sarah Kay Smith, a native of Commerce in Hunt County in East Texas, live in Tailwind Airpark in Edgewood, a community for pilots and aviation enthusiasts which has its own runway and hangars. The couple is Southern Baptist and has three adult sons.
Hall was a captain in the United States Air Force. From 1984 to 2013, he operated a business, Professional Proposal Management, Inc., which assisted companies in obtaining government contracts. He has lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, and several locations in Florida. In 2009, he moved from Florida to Texas and lived in Mesquite east of Dallas and then Van Zandt County near Canton in East Texas.