Matt Hall (Republican) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 63. Hall was elected to the office on November 6, 2018.
Hall was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Hall was one of 25 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
On April 9, 2016, Hall was elected at the Michigan Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.
While in college, Matt Hall served as Western Michigan University GOP chairman from 2003 to 2005. Hall graduated from Western Michigan University in 2006 with a bachelor's in business management and public administration. Between 2005 and 2006, prior to graduation, Hall worked as a field director for Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
In 2007, Hall worked at L-3 Communications, a government and commercial communications research and development company. Hall worked in business development and government relations. He remained with L-3 until 2011, when he became the western Michigan liaison for the Office of the Attorney General of Michigan.
Member, Education Committee
Chair, Oversight Committee
Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Member, Tax Policy Committee
Matt Hall (R) defeated Jennifer Aniano (D), Ronald Hawkins (L), and John Anthony La Pietra (G) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 63 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Matt Hall (R) |
56.6
|
22,711 |
|
Jennifer Aniano (D) |
39.4
|
15,809 | |
|
Ronald Hawkins (Libertarian) |
2.6
|
1,059 | |
|
John Anthony La Pietra (Green) |
1.4
|
557 |
|
Total votes: 40,136 (100% precincts reporting) |
Jennifer Aniano advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 63 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Jennifer Aniano |
100
|
6,864 |
|
Total votes: 6,864 |
Matt Hall defeated incumbent David Maturen and Paul Foust in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 63 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Matt Hall |
57.4
|
6,608 |
|
David Maturen |
37.0
|
4,256 | |
|
Paul Foust |
5.7
|
651 |
|
Total votes: 11,515 |
Hall was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Hall was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
On April 9, 2016, Matt Hall was elected at the Michigan Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.
Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
Donald Trump | 36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State |
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.