Honorable Ralph M. Hall (R)

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Personal Information

TCU; University of Texas at Austin; LLB-Southern Methodist University

TS-1962-72; C-1980-present

United States Navy, 1942-1945; lawyer, private practice; business executive; Rockwall County, Tex., judge, 1950-1962; member of the Texas state senate, 1962-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses; changed from a Democrat to a Republican on January 5, 2004 (January 3, 1981-January 5, 2004); served as a Republican in the One Hundred Eighth, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (January 5, 2004 to present).