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    Hall, Dan D.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2011-2012 (District 40); Senate 2013-2020 (District 56)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Dakota, Hennepin, Scott

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/16/1952
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Christian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Burnsville
    Occupation (when first elected): CEO, Midwest Chaplains/Former School Principal, Christian School

    EDUCATION

    Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis; Secondary;
    Augsburg College; Attended College; Health and Physical Education

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Government: Burnsville, Minnesota (Volunteer Police and Fire Department, Chaplain, 19 years); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Valerie (married in 1974)
    Children: Eight children: Aaron (son), Jesse (son), Anne (daughter), Ellie (daughter), Joyanna (daughter), Tom (son), Glory (daughter), Jon (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Chad Anderson  - Son-in-Law

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: education, public safety, religious freedoms, civil liberties

    He was born in south Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Burnsville, Minnesota in 1991.

    He was a youth hockey, soccer, volleyball, and softball coach.

    He was an All-American hockey player in college.

    He was a member of River Valley Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by his campaign website, 2010.

    He served as a volunteer Burnsville Police and Fire chaplain for 19 years.

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    Total Days Served: 3654

    SESSIONS SERVED

    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Burnsville
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Scott
    Occupation: Vice President of Business Relations, JUX Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
       2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
       2020 3rd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy
    • Local Government (Chair)
    • Transportation Finance and Policy
    • Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Burnsville
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Scott
    Occupation: Vice President of Business Relations, Thompson Hall Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy
    • Local Government (Chair)
    • Transportation Finance and Policy
    • Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
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    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Burnsville
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Scott
    Occupation: Vice President of Business Relations, Thompson Hall Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Finance: Judiciary Budget Division
    • Finance: Subdivision on Justice Program
    • Judiciary
    • Rules and Administration: Subcommittee on Elections
    • State and Local Government
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    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Burnsville
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Scott
    Occupation: Vice President of Business Relations, Thompson Hall Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Finance: E-12 Division
    • Finance: Judiciary Division
    • Judiciary
    • State and Local Government
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    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 40
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Burnsville
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Hennepin, Scott
    Occupation: CEO, Midwest Chaplains/Former School Principal, Christian School
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Health and Human Services
    • Judiciary and Public Safety
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

    Photographs

    Dan Hall and Bobby Joe Champion on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 3/1/2018. Dan Hall and Bobby Joe Champion discuss legislation during a floor session in the Senate Chamber. Dan Hall is a Republican from Burnsville and Bobby Joe Champion is a Democrat from Minneapolis. Photo credit: David Oakes, Senate Media Services.

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