Harvey Hall
| Harvey Hall | |
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| 25th Mayor of Bakersfield, California | |
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In office January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Succeeded by | Karen Goh |
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| Born | January 5, 1941 |
| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse(s) | Lavonne Hall |
| Children | 4 |
Harvey L. Hall is an American businessman and politician who served as the 25th mayor of Bakersfield, California. Hall was first elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He was one of the longest serving mayors in Bakersfield's history. As mayor, one of his focuses had been beautification, through "Keep Bakersfield Beautiful" and the creation of, and participation in, monthly "Mayor’s Freeway Cleanups", trash pickups on local freeways. Hall has donated his mayor’s salary to the Kern Community Foundation, which provides scholarships to local colleges, and to California State University, Bakersfield, for local students.
Hall is founder and current president of Hall Ambulance Service.
Hall was raised in Bakersfield. He attended Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield Community College and San Francisco City College.
In 1960, Hall embarked on a career in the emergency medical services field and in 1971 founded Hall Ambulance Service, Inc., where 45 years later he still serves at the helm as President/CEO.
Hall Ambulance is currently the largest, premier emergency and non-emergency medical transportation provider in Kern County. In addition, Hall Ambulance is the largest privately-owned emergency and non-emergency medical transportation provider in the State of California. Hall Ambulance is an active member of both the American Ambulance and the California Ambulance Associations respectively.
In 1999, Hall entered the race for Mayor of the City of Bakersfield, with his campaign focused on quality of life issues, city beautification and restoration, business and education. Running under the slogan “Unity in the Community,” Hall handily defeated a slate of nine other candidates in the March 2000 election to go on to become Bakersfield’s 25th Mayor.
On January 2, 2001, during his swearing-in ceremony, Hall this statement: “Our city is one of greatness, and it will be my goal everyday to make every day better than the day before, and to try and make this city the best city in America.”
Hall was re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. On January 7, 2013, Hall was sworn-in to serve his fourth term in office, making him the longest serving mayor in Bakersfield’s history.
Bakersfield boasts a remarkable population increase over the last two decades, more than doubling from 161,670 in 1989 to 352,428 in July 2011. Bakersfield is the 9th largest city in the State of California, the 51st largest city and one of the fastest growing regions in the United States.
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