Ben L. Hall is an American politician who served as a member of the

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from the 5th district, covering all of Catron, Doña Ana,

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, Sierra, and Valencia Counties and parts of

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, Otero, Socorro, and Torrance Counties.

Education

Hall graduated from Ruidoso High School and attended New Mexico Western College for one semester.

Career

He served three terms in the

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and two terms on the Lincoln County Commission. For forty years, he owned and operated a general building construction company. In 2010, Hall entered the race for Public Regulation Commissioner from the 5th district, seeking to succeed Sandy R. Jones, a

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. He won the Republican nomination over three other candidates with 36%, and defeated the Democratic nominee, Doña Ana County Commissioner

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, 51-49% in the general election. He was chosen to be Chairman of the Commission in 2013 and served as president of th
Western Conference of Public Utility Commissioners
the same year.Commissioner Ben L. Hall to be PRC Chairman in 2013
– New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Retrieved February 3, 2019. Running for a second term in 2014, he lost to his predecessor, Jones, 51-49%. He again ran in 2018, narrowly winning the Republican nomination over two other candidates with 36%, but lost the general election to former Democratic state Senator Stephen Fischmann 54-46%.OFFICIAL RESULTS General Election - November 6, 2018 - Public Regulation Commissioner - DISTRICT 5
New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

References

External links

Ben L. Hall – Ballotpedia
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