Katie Hall (politician)

Katie Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district
In office November 2, 1982 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Adam Benjamin, Jr.
Succeeded by	Pete Visclosky
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1976-1982
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office 1974-1976
Personal details
Born	Katie Beatrice Green (1938-04-03)April 3, 1938 Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Died	February 20, 2012(2012-02-20) (aged 73) Gary, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Gary, Indiana
Alma mater	Mississippi Valley State University Indiana University, Bloomington

Katie Beatrice Hall (April 3, 1938 – February 20, 2012), served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1982 to 1985.

Katie Beatrice Green was born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi. She attended the public schools of Mound Bayou. Hall received a B.S. from Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi in 1960 and an M.S. from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana in 1968.

Hall served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1974–1976 and a member of the Indiana Senate 1976–1982. She was a delegate to the Democratic Mini Convention in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1978. Hall chaired the Indiana State Democratic convention in 1980. Following the sudden death of Congressman Adam Benjamin, Jr. in September 1982, Hall won a special election to fill the vacancy. She was appointed the Democratic nominee over more experienced candidates by mayor of Gary, Indiana who was also serving as the head of the 1st District's Democratic committee. She would go on to defeat the Republican candidate (who spent just $10,000 in his campaign) in the 1982 general election by 56% to 43%. Hall ultimately served as a Democrat in the last months the 97th Congress and the entire term of the 98th Congress. Hall led the Capitol Hill drive to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday. On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law.

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