Craig Hall is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 33. In 2021 Hall was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox to a judgeship on Utah's 2nd district court.
Early life and career Hall graduated from Taylorsville High School, earned his BA from Utah State University, and his JD from Baylor University's Baylor Law School. When not at the legislature, Hall works as an attorney for Intermountain Healthcare. Hall has been named one of Utah's “Legal Elite” by the Utah Business Magazine.
Elections To challenge District 33 incumbent Democratic Representative Neal Hendrickson in 2012, Hall was selected by the Republican convention from four candidates, and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 4,234 votes (52.8%) against Democratic nominee Liz Muniz, who had won the Democratic Primary against Representative Hendrickson.
In 2014, Hall filed for reelection. Liz Muniz ran against him as the Democratic nominee. Hall won the November 4, 2014 general election with 2,788 votes (58.78%) to 1,955 votes (41.22%).https://slco.org/clerk/elections/results/results_arch/2014General.html 2014
Utah House of Representatives, District 33 Year Republican Votes Pct. Democrat Votes Pct. 2012 Craig Hall 4,234 52.75% Liz Muniz 3,782 47.12% 2014 Craig Hall 2,788 58.78% Liz Muniz 1,955 41.22%
Political career During the 2016 legislative session, Hall served on the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Health and Human Services Committee.
2016 sponsored legislation Bill number Bill name Bill statusHB0083S01Campaign Finance Disclosures in Municipal ElectionsGovernor Signed - 3/21/2016HB0089Office of State Debt Collection Reporting AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/23/2016HB0110S03Election Law ChangesHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016HB0155S02Reporting of Child PornographyGovernor Signed - 3/28/2016HB0160S03Justice Court AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/22/2016HB0227Electronic Driver License AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/22/2016HB0263Fraud AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/21/2016HB0288S03Educational Records Protection AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/29/2016HJR001Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Judges of Courts Not of RecordHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016HJR017Joint Resolution Expressing Support for Designating November 2016 as National Bladder Health MonthHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016
Hall passed seven of the ten bills he introduced, giving him a 70% passage rate. He also floor sponsored SB0099S02 Transparency for Political Subdivisions.
References
External links Official page at the Utah State Legislature Campaign site
Craig Hall at Ballotpedia Craig Hall at OpenSecrets