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John Hall (New York politician)

John Joseph Hall (born July 23, 1948) is an American musician, songwriter, politician, environmentalist, and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County, New York, in 1989 and the Saugerties, New York Board of Education in 1991, and he was the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Hall also founded the rock band Orleans in 1972 and continues to perform with them.

John Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded bySue Kelly
Succeeded byNan Hayworth
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Hall

(1948-07-23) July 23, 1948 (age 75)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Johanna Hall
(m. 1971; div. 1985)
Pamela Melanie Hall
(m. 2001; div. 2021)
Andrea Zonn
(m. 2022)
ResidenceDover Plains, New York
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Loyola College in Maryland
OccupationMusician, songwriter

Early life and musical career edit

Hall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Elmira, New York. He is the son of James A. Hall, who was a PhD in electrical engineering and Marie W. Hall, who had M.A. in divinity. A three-time National Science Foundation summer scholar, he skipped two grades in school and left Notre Dame High School in Elmira at age sixteen to study physics at the University of Notre Dame, and then English at Loyola College, Baltimore.

Hall began playing piano at age 4, and later studied French horn in school and taught himself guitar and bass. After changing his concentration to creative writing and performing in numerous musical ensembles, Hall quit college to begin his professional musical career in the clubs in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., and then in Greenwich Village in New York City. In 1967, his group Kangaroo released an album on MGM Records,[1] and Hall also composed music for a Broadway theatre trilogy Morning, Noon and Night. He released his debut solo album, Action in 1970. Since then he has released 7 albums solo or as the John Hall Band.

In late January 1972, he founded Orleans in Ulster County, New York, with Wells Kelly and Larry Hoppen. Lance Hoppen, Larry's brother, joined the band later in that year, completing the Orleans lineup that would last throughout the band's most successful period. Orleans released two albums on ABC Records, and two on David Geffen's Asylum Records, the latter two including the top five hits "Dance With Me" and "Still The One" which are each certified by BMI at more than 7 million airplays in the United States. As part of Orleans, he was a songwriter and session musician for artists that include Janis Joplin, Seals and Crofts, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Little Feat, and Bonnie Raitt.

In 1977, Hall left to concentrate on the solo career that had begun with the Action album at the beginning of the decade and became active in the anti-nuclear movement, fighting to stop a nuclear plant planned for Cementon on the Hudson River, and co-founding Musicians United for Safe Energy with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Graham Nash. His second solo recording of that period (his third overall) included the title track "Power," which became an environmental anthem performed by Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Holly Near, and the Doobie Brothers and James Taylor who cut it live at the No Nukes Concerts at Madison Square Garden. In 1981 he formed the John Hall Band, which consisted of Hall, keyboardist and vocalist Bob Leinbach, bassist and vocalist John Troy, and drummer Eric Parker. The John Hall Band released two albums on the EMI America label with high AOR and MTV visibility but limited Top 40 success. "Crazy (Keep On Falling)," from the album All of the Above, was the band's only major hit (U.S. #42).[2]

While living in Saugerties, Hall co-founded two citizens' groups — Saugerties Concerned Citizens and the Winston Farm Alliance. The former worked to close down illegal junkyards operating in the town, and the latter successfully opposed the siting of a giant dump and incinerator on the historic Winston Farm, named after the engineer James Winston, who designed New York City's system of reservoirs and aqueducts. Hall also served one term in the Ulster County Legislature, and was elected twice to the Saugerties Board of Education, where his fellow trustees elected him president.

Hall spent decades writing songs for other artists and reunited with Orleans in 1985, rejoining them intermittently up through 2006. After his divorce from Johanna, he moved to Hunter, New York, and later to Nashville. There he wrote more songs including co-writing Steve Wariner's #1 country hit "You Can Dream of Me," began touring with Jonell Mosser and Freebo, and continued sporadically performing with Orleans. In 2005, he released Rock Me on the Water, an album of songs inspired by an extensive sailing trip he took with his second wife Pamela Bingham from Kingston, New York, to Key West, and Havana, Cuba on a humanitarian aid delivery mission, and later Martha's Vineyard, Cuttyhunk, and Annapolis, Maryland. He also formed the band Gulf Stream Night with longtime Orleans drummer Peter O'Brien, percussionist Joakim Lartey, bassist Bobby MacDougal, and his wife Pamela, who co-wrote four of the songs on the CD, on vocals and guitar. Having sold the boat and moved back to the Hudson Valley of New York, this time to Dutchess County, the Halls began to settle in and make new friends in Dover and Millbrook, where "Gulf Stream Night" was recorded.

Orleans released a new CD in 2005, Dancin' in the Moonlight, containing many of Hall's writing collaborations, guitar parts, and vocals, as well as two songs co-written by John and Pamela Melanie Hall.

Hall put his musical career on hold during his time in office, but performed at the concert honoring the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger, supporting the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater at Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2009. He joined other performers in the singing of "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" and later joined the entire cast for an encore, singing "Good Night, Irene". In August 2011, Hall joined his MUSE cohorts Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Crosby, Stills & Nash along with Jason Mraz, the Doobie Brothers, and Tom Morello for a benefit concert in Mountain View, California, proceeds to aid victims of the tsunami and nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, Japan, and to promote renewable energy. John and Pamela Hall, along with co-lyricist Bob Furlong, wrote the song "I Told You So" and performed it with Browne, Raitt, and Nash at the concert. In 2012, following the death of Larry Hoppen, Hall rejoined the band Orleans and has been recording and performing with them since.

Political career edit

He has been involved with Mid-Hudson Nuclear Opponents, who successfully fought the siting of a nuclear power plant on the Hudson River in Greene County. While living in Saugerties, New York, Hall co-founded Saugerties Concerned Citizens, and helped write the town's first zoning law. When Ulster County announced plans for a 200-acre (0.81 km2) solid waste dump on the historic Winston farm, Hall led the opposition. This effort culminated in his 1989 election to the Ulster County Legislature. In the late 1990s, after three successive school budgets were rejected by the voters, John ran for, and was elected twice to, the Saugerties Board of Education. His fellow trustees elected him president, and budgets were passed each year of Hall's tenure.[citation needed]

In late October 2004, Hall publicly commented that the presidential campaign of George W. Bush had not asked for permission to use the Orleans song "Still the One" at campaign events. His publisher sent a cease and desist letter to the campaign which dropped the song from their playlist. Four years later, Hall expressed similar disapproval when John McCain's presidential campaign also used the song without asking for permission.[3]

During the fall of 2005, Hall's concern about the environment and the Iraq War, and dissatisfaction with Sue Kelly, the U.S. Representative for his new home town, contributed to his decision to set musical projects aside and run for the seat in New York's 19th congressional district. He defeated several other Democratic candidates in the primary and Kelly in the general election. In the House of Representatives, Hall served on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee. He was appointed to be chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. He was one of three freshmen representatives assigned a subcommittee chairmanship. As chair of the VA Disability and Memorial Affairs subcommittee, he helped write the Veterans Claims Modernization Act of 2008, which passed the House and Senate unanimously and was signed into law by President George W. Bush, who referred to it as "good government". Hall was assigned to serve on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and was chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the Veterans Affairs Committee in the 110th Congress.

Hall was reelected in 2008 over Republican candidate Kieran Lalor, but he lost in the 2010 election to Nan Hayworth. In July 2011, Hall announced that he would not seek a rematch with Hayworth, citing the prohibitive campaign fund-raising necessary as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.[citation needed] He said he wanted to spend time with his family and travel across the country with his band. Hayworth served one term before losing reelection in 2012.

Policy positions edit

Despite representing a historically Republican area, Hall has described himself as a progressive Democrat. He was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[4][5][6] In the beginning of the 110th Congress, Hall voted to raise minimum wage and federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.[7][8]

Prior to the election, Hall expressed interest in drug policy reform, noting that many of his best friends and mentors in the music industry partake in recreational drug use without adverse effects. At SUNY New Paltz, during a March 11, 2006, audio interview, he said that drug prohibition had "failed" and that he agreed with Maurice Hinchey on the need for reform on Plan Colombia, medical marijuana, and a provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to students with drug offenses. However, in July 2007, John Hall voted against an amendment by Hinchey that would end the raid of medical marijuana patients.[9]

Hall voted for the Healthcare Reform Bill that passed in the House on November 7, 2009, as well as the Senate bill on March 21, 2010. He opposed the Stupak Amendment which proposed to restrict the use of federal funds for abortion funding. He was also a critic of BP's handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.[10]

Campaigns edit

 
Signs for Hall and Sue Kelly during the competitive 2006 election

2006 edit

Hall ran for Congress in the 19th District in the September 2006 primary race as a Democrat in New York's 19th congressional district. He won the primary, with a commanding 48% in a 4-way race, and faced incumbent Sue W. Kelly in the November election. Hall defeated Kelly with 51% of the vote, losing to Kelly in Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland counties, but carrying the incumbent's home county of Westchester, as well as Orange, to pull off the upset.

According to an article in the Hudson Valley newspaper, the Middletown Times Herald-Record, two days after his primary victory, Hall, in an online chat with the progressive blog Firedoglake, was asked about his position on a possible impeachment of then-President George W. Bush. Hall stopped short of endorsing impeachment "before hearing evidence", but added that "Whether impeachment or censure, some action must be taken to circumscribe the powers of the presidency". When pressed on the issue, "he candidly reminded the probing blogger, 'I'm trying to get elected in an historically Republican district.'"[11]

Hall was interviewed by Comedy Central-based satirist Stephen Colbert on October 19, 2006, for a "Better Know a District" segment of his popular comedy show, The Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert said that he opposes everything that John Hall stands for, but Hall was willing to talk to him; Sue Kelly turned down the opportunity to be interviewed so John Hall picked a "Smear Card" which said "My opponent smokes marijuana". Colbert replied by saying "That's a bold accusation, that someone in the press should investigate or at least look up on because it's out there now; it's out there now that Sue Kelly smokes pot. DEA, check out her house. Look for grow lights. I'm not saying it. He is". As the centerpiece of the interview, Colbert eventually convinced Hall to harmonize with him on the Orleans song "Dance with Me". He made a brief encore appearance on The Colbert Report the day after his election, November 8, joining Colbert in a harmonized rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.

2008 edit

Although the 19th is a historically Republican district, Republicans had trouble recruiting a strong challenger to Hall. Several potential top-tier candidates, such as State Assemblyman Greg Ball, Orange County Executive Ed Diana, and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer all declined to run for the seat. Andrew Saul, head of the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board had begun raising funds for a campaign but announced on November 20, 2007, that he would not run.[12] In February 2008, however, Saul was rumored to be considering entering the race once again and had launched online polls to gauge interest.[13]

Hall drew numerous potential challengers for the 2008 race, including Iraq veteran Kieran Lalor and Westchester County Legislator George Oros. Other potential challengers included Sue Kelly, ex-Congressman Joseph J. DioGuardi, ex-State Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills, ex-NYC Finance Commissioner and State Tax Commissioner Andrew Eristoff, Emily Pataki, the daughter of former Governor George Pataki, and ex-Pataki campaign manager Michael Finnegan. Having received the endorsement of the Republican committees in all five counties in the district, Lalor was the only remaining Republican challenger.

On November 4, 2008, Hall was re-elected to serve the 19th district of New York in the 111th session of the United States Congress. He defeated Republican newcomer Kieran Lalor, taking 59% of the vote.[14] In January 2009, Hall declared his support for Kirsten Gillibrand becoming the junior senator of New York, a seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[15]

2010 edit

Facing a tough re-election, Hall lost to Republican nominee Nan Hayworth in the 2010 election.

Electoral history edit

U.S. House election, 2006: New York District 19
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Hall 100,119 51.2 +17.9
Republican Sue W. Kelly (incumbent) 95,359 48.8 −17.9
Majority 4,760 2.4 −31.1
Turnout 195,478 −25.6
U.S. House election, 2008: New York District 19[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Hall (incumbent) 164,859 58.7 +7.5
Republican Kieran Lalor 116,120 41.3 −7.5
Majority 48,739 17.3 14.9
Turnout 280,979 43.7
U.S. House election, 2010:[17] New York District 19
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nan Hayworth 109,956 52.5 +11.2
Democratic John Hall (incumbent) 98,766 47.5 −11.2
Majority 11,190 5.3 −12
Turnout 209,285 −25.5

Personal life edit

Hall married his first wife, writer Johanna Hall, who he met while playing at Cafe Wha in Greenwich Village, in 1971. They lived in Woodstock then Saugerties, New York, and have one daughter, Lillian Sofi Hall. Johanna Hall was the co-author, with Hall, of such songs as "Dance with Me" and "Still the One". In 2001, Hall married his second wife, Pamela Bingham Hall, a guitarist and attorney who has also co-written songs with Hall. They divorced in 2021 and Hall married singer and fiddler Andrea Zonn in April 2022. They live in Nashville TN.[citation needed]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Year Album details[18] Chart peak positions
U.S.[19]
1970 Action -
1978 John Hall
  • Labels: Asylum
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
1979 Power
  • Labels: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
1981 All Of The Above
  • Labels: EMI America
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
158
1983 Searchparty
  • Labels: EMI America
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
147
1992 On A Distant Star
  • Labels: Pioneer LDC
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
1998 Recovered
  • Labels: Siren Songs
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
1999 Love Doesn't Ask
  • Labels: Siren Songs
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
2005 Rock Me On The Water
  • Labels: Siren Songs
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
-
2021 Reclaiming My Time
  • Labels: Sunset Blvd Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
-

References edit

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Kangaroo". All Music. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ . Firstread.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  4. ^ Nichols, John (November 9, 2006). "The Crowded Progressive Caucus". The Online Beat. The Nation. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  5. ^ . Progressive Democrats of America. November 9, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  6. ^ . Congressional Progressive Caucus. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  7. ^ "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 18". U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  8. ^ "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 20". U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  9. ^ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 733". Clerk.house.gov. 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  10. ^ . Johnhall.house.gov. 2010-06-07. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  11. ^ Brendan Scott, Democrat John Hall tiptoes around presidential impeachment stance, Times Herald-Record (Hudson Valley and Catskills), September 16, 2006 (retrieved 11/8/06).
  12. ^ Tumulty, Brian. "Katonah's Saul drops out of 19th Congressional District race"[permanent dead link], Lower Hudson Online, November 21, 2007.
  13. ^ Elan, Suan. "To run or not to run...". The Journal News. February 15, 2008.
  14. ^ Mid Hudson News, November 5, 2008
  15. ^ "Paterson appoints upstate Rep. Gillibrand to Senate seat". recordonline.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  16. ^ "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 4, 2008" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  17. ^ "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 2, 2010" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  18. ^ "John Joseph Hall". Discogs. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "The John Hall Band". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

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For other politicians named John Hall see John Hall disambiguation John Joseph Hall born July 23 1948 is an American musician songwriter politician environmentalist and community activist He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County New York in 1989 and the Saugerties New York Board of Education in 1991 and he was the U S representative for New York s 19th congressional district serving from 2007 to 2011 He is a member of the Democratic Party Hall also founded the rock band Orleans in 1972 and continues to perform with them John HallMember of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 19th districtIn office January 3 2007 January 3 2011Preceded bySue KellySucceeded byNan HayworthPersonal detailsBornJohn Joseph Hall 1948 07 23 July 23 1948 age 75 Baltimore Maryland U S Political partyDemocraticSpousesJohanna Hall m 1971 div 1985 wbr Pamela Melanie Hall m 2001 div 2021 wbr Andrea Zonn m 2022 wbr ResidenceDover Plains New YorkAlma materUniversity of Notre DameLoyola College in MarylandOccupationMusician songwriter Contents 1 Early life and musical career 2 Political career 2 1 Policy positions 2 2 Campaigns 2 2 1 2006 2 2 2 2008 2 2 3 2010 3 Electoral history 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and musical career editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources John Hall New York politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hall was born in Baltimore Maryland and grew up in Elmira New York He is the son of James A Hall who was a PhD in electrical engineering and Marie W Hall who had M A in divinity A three time National Science Foundation summer scholar he skipped two grades in school and left Notre Dame High School in Elmira at age sixteen to study physics at the University of Notre Dame and then English at Loyola College Baltimore Hall began playing piano at age 4 and later studied French horn in school and taught himself guitar and bass After changing his concentration to creative writing and performing in numerous musical ensembles Hall quit college to begin his professional musical career in the clubs in the Georgetown section of Washington D C and then in Greenwich Village in New York City In 1967 his group Kangaroo released an album on MGM Records 1 and Hall also composed music for a Broadway theatre trilogy Morning Noon and Night He released his debut solo album Action in 1970 Since then he has released 7 albums solo or as the John Hall Band In late January 1972 he founded Orleans in Ulster County New York with Wells Kelly and Larry Hoppen Lance Hoppen Larry s brother joined the band later in that year completing the Orleans lineup that would last throughout the band s most successful period Orleans released two albums on ABC Records and two on David Geffen s Asylum Records the latter two including the top five hits Dance With Me and Still The One which are each certified by BMI at more than 7 million airplays in the United States As part of Orleans he was a songwriter and session musician for artists that include Janis Joplin Seals and Crofts Taj Mahal Jackson Browne Little Feat and Bonnie Raitt In 1977 Hall left to concentrate on the solo career that had begun with the Action album at the beginning of the decade and became active in the anti nuclear movement fighting to stop a nuclear plant planned for Cementon on the Hudson River and co founding Musicians United for Safe Energy with Jackson Browne Bonnie Raitt and Graham Nash His second solo recording of that period his third overall included the title track Power which became an environmental anthem performed by Pete Seeger Peter Paul and Mary Holly Near and the Doobie Brothers and James Taylor who cut it live at the No Nukes Concerts at Madison Square Garden In 1981 he formed the John Hall Band which consisted of Hall keyboardist and vocalist Bob Leinbach bassist and vocalist John Troy and drummer Eric Parker The John Hall Band released two albums on the EMI America label with high AOR and MTV visibility but limited Top 40 success Crazy Keep On Falling from the album All of the Above was the band s only major hit U S 42 2 While living in Saugerties Hall co founded two citizens groups Saugerties Concerned Citizens and the Winston Farm Alliance The former worked to close down illegal junkyards operating in the town and the latter successfully opposed the siting of a giant dump and incinerator on the historic Winston Farm named after the engineer James Winston who designed New York City s system of reservoirs and aqueducts Hall also served one term in the Ulster County Legislature and was elected twice to the Saugerties Board of Education where his fellow trustees elected him president Hall spent decades writing songs for other artists and reunited with Orleans in 1985 rejoining them intermittently up through 2006 After his divorce from Johanna he moved to Hunter New York and later to Nashville There he wrote more songs including co writing Steve Wariner s 1 country hit You Can Dream of Me began touring with Jonell Mosser and Freebo and continued sporadically performing with Orleans In 2005 he released Rock Me on the Water an album of songs inspired by an extensive sailing trip he took with his second wife Pamela Bingham from Kingston New York to Key West and Havana Cuba on a humanitarian aid delivery mission and later Martha s Vineyard Cuttyhunk and Annapolis Maryland He also formed the band Gulf Stream Night with longtime Orleans drummer Peter O Brien percussionist Joakim Lartey bassist Bobby MacDougal and his wife Pamela who co wrote four of the songs on the CD on vocals and guitar Having sold the boat and moved back to the Hudson Valley of New York this time to Dutchess County the Halls began to settle in and make new friends in Dover and Millbrook where Gulf Stream Night was recorded Orleans released a new CD in 2005 Dancin in the Moonlight containing many of Hall s writing collaborations guitar parts and vocals as well as two songs co written by John and Pamela Melanie Hall Hall put his musical career on hold during his time in office but performed at the concert honoring the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger supporting the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater at Madison Square Garden on May 3 2009 He joined other performers in the singing of Oh Mary Don t You Weep and later joined the entire cast for an encore singing Good Night Irene In August 2011 Hall joined his MUSE cohorts Bonnie Raitt Jackson Browne and Crosby Stills amp Nash along with Jason Mraz the Doobie Brothers and Tom Morello for a benefit concert in Mountain View California proceeds to aid victims of the tsunami and nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima Japan and to promote renewable energy John and Pamela Hall along with co lyricist Bob Furlong wrote the song I Told You So and performed it with Browne Raitt and Nash at the concert In 2012 following the death of Larry Hoppen Hall rejoined the band Orleans and has been recording and performing with them since Political career editHe has been involved with Mid Hudson Nuclear Opponents who successfully fought the siting of a nuclear power plant on the Hudson River in Greene County While living in Saugerties New York Hall co founded Saugerties Concerned Citizens and helped write the town s first zoning law When Ulster County announced plans for a 200 acre 0 81 km2 solid waste dump on the historic Winston farm Hall led the opposition This effort culminated in his 1989 election to the Ulster County Legislature In the late 1990s after three successive school budgets were rejected by the voters John ran for and was elected twice to the Saugerties Board of Education His fellow trustees elected him president and budgets were passed each year of Hall s tenure citation needed In late October 2004 Hall publicly commented that the presidential campaign of George W Bush had not asked for permission to use the Orleans song Still the One at campaign events His publisher sent a cease and desist letter to the campaign which dropped the song from their playlist Four years later Hall expressed similar disapproval when John McCain s presidential campaign also used the song without asking for permission 3 During the fall of 2005 Hall s concern about the environment and the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with Sue Kelly the U S Representative for his new home town contributed to his decision to set musical projects aside and run for the seat in New York s 19th congressional district He defeated several other Democratic candidates in the primary and Kelly in the general election In the House of Representatives Hall served on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Veterans Affairs Committee He was appointed to be chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs He was one of three freshmen representatives assigned a subcommittee chairmanship As chair of the VA Disability and Memorial Affairs subcommittee he helped write the Veterans Claims Modernization Act of 2008 which passed the House and Senate unanimously and was signed into law by President George W Bush who referred to it as good government Hall was assigned to serve on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and was chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the Veterans Affairs Committee in the 110th Congress Hall was reelected in 2008 over Republican candidate Kieran Lalor but he lost in the 2010 election to Nan Hayworth In July 2011 Hall announced that he would not seek a rematch with Hayworth citing the prohibitive campaign fund raising necessary as a result of the Supreme Court s decision in Citizens United v FEC citation needed He said he wanted to spend time with his family and travel across the country with his band Hayworth served one term before losing reelection in 2012 Policy positions edit Despite representing a historically Republican area Hall has described himself as a progressive Democrat He was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus 4 5 6 In the beginning of the 110th Congress Hall voted to raise minimum wage and federal funding of embryonic stem cell research 7 8 Prior to the election Hall expressed interest in drug policy reform noting that many of his best friends and mentors in the music industry partake in recreational drug use without adverse effects At SUNY New Paltz during a March 11 2006 audio interview he said that drug prohibition had failed and that he agreed with Maurice Hinchey on the need for reform on Plan Colombia medical marijuana and a provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to students with drug offenses However in July 2007 John Hall voted against an amendment by Hinchey that would end the raid of medical marijuana patients 9 Hall voted for the Healthcare Reform Bill that passed in the House on November 7 2009 as well as the Senate bill on March 21 2010 He opposed the Stupak Amendment which proposed to restrict the use of federal funds for abortion funding He was also a critic of BP s handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 10 Campaigns edit nbsp Signs for Hall and Sue Kelly during the competitive 2006 election2006 edit See also 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 19 Hall ran for Congress in the 19th District in the September 2006 primary race as a Democrat in New York s 19th congressional district He won the primary with a commanding 48 in a 4 way race and faced incumbent Sue W Kelly in the November election Hall defeated Kelly with 51 of the vote losing to Kelly in Putnam Dutchess and Rockland counties but carrying the incumbent s home county of Westchester as well as Orange to pull off the upset According to an article in the Hudson Valley newspaper the Middletown Times Herald Record two days after his primary victory Hall in an online chat with the progressive blog Firedoglake was asked about his position on a possible impeachment of then President George W Bush Hall stopped short of endorsing impeachment before hearing evidence but added that Whether impeachment or censure some action must be taken to circumscribe the powers of the presidency When pressed on the issue he candidly reminded the probing blogger I m trying to get elected in an historically Republican district 11 Hall was interviewed by Comedy Central based satirist Stephen Colbert on October 19 2006 for a Better Know a District segment of his popular comedy show The Colbert Report Stephen Colbert said that he opposes everything that John Hall stands for but Hall was willing to talk to him Sue Kelly turned down the opportunity to be interviewed so John Hall picked a Smear Card which said My opponent smokes marijuana Colbert replied by saying That s a bold accusation that someone in the press should investigate or at least look up on because it s out there now it s out there now that Sue Kelly smokes pot DEA check out her house Look for grow lights I m not saying it He is As the centerpiece of the interview Colbert eventually convinced Hall to harmonize with him on the Orleans song Dance with Me He made a brief encore appearance on The Colbert Report the day after his election November 8 joining Colbert in a harmonized rendition of The Star Spangled Banner 2008 edit See also 2008 New York s 19th congressional district election Although the 19th is a historically Republican district Republicans had trouble recruiting a strong challenger to Hall Several potential top tier candidates such as State Assemblyman Greg Ball Orange County Executive Ed Diana and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer all declined to run for the seat Andrew Saul head of the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board had begun raising funds for a campaign but announced on November 20 2007 that he would not run 12 In February 2008 however Saul was rumored to be considering entering the race once again and had launched online polls to gauge interest 13 Hall drew numerous potential challengers for the 2008 race including Iraq veteran Kieran Lalor and Westchester County Legislator George Oros Other potential challengers included Sue Kelly ex Congressman Joseph J DioGuardi ex State Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills ex NYC Finance Commissioner and State Tax Commissioner Andrew Eristoff Emily Pataki the daughter of former Governor George Pataki and ex Pataki campaign manager Michael Finnegan Having received the endorsement of the Republican committees in all five counties in the district Lalor was the only remaining Republican challenger On November 4 2008 Hall was re elected to serve the 19th district of New York in the 111th session of the United States Congress He defeated Republican newcomer Kieran Lalor taking 59 of the vote 14 In January 2009 Hall declared his support for Kirsten Gillibrand becoming the junior senator of New York a seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 15 2010 edit See also 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 19 Facing a tough re election Hall lost to Republican nominee Nan Hayworth in the 2010 election Electoral history editU S House election 2006 New York District 19 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Hall 100 119 51 2 17 9Republican Sue W Kelly incumbent 95 359 48 8 17 9Majority 4 760 2 4 31 1Turnout 195 478 25 6U S House election 2008 New York District 19 16 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Hall incumbent 164 859 58 7 7 5Republican Kieran Lalor 116 120 41 3 7 5Majority 48 739 17 3 14 9Turnout 280 979 43 7U S House election 2010 17 New York District 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Nan Hayworth 109 956 52 5 11 2Democratic John Hall incumbent 98 766 47 5 11 2Majority 11 190 5 3 12Turnout 209 285 25 5Personal life editHall married his first wife writer Johanna Hall who he met while playing at Cafe Wha in Greenwich Village in 1971 They lived in Woodstock then Saugerties New York and have one daughter Lillian Sofi Hall Johanna Hall was the co author with Hall of such songs as Dance with Me and Still the One In 2001 Hall married his second wife Pamela Bingham Hall a guitarist and attorney who has also co written songs with Hall They divorced in 2021 and Hall married singer and fiddler Andrea Zonn in April 2022 They live in Nashville TN citation needed Discography editMain article Orleans band Studio albums edit Year Album details 18 Chart peak positionsU S 19 1970 Action Labels Columbia Formats CD LP CS digital download 1978 John Hall Labels Asylum Formats CD LP CS digital download 1979 Power Labels Columbia Formats CD LP CS digital download 1981 All Of The Above Labels EMI America Formats CD LP CS digital download 1581983 Searchparty Labels EMI America Formats CD LP CS digital download 1471992 On A Distant Star Labels Pioneer LDC Formats CD LP CS digital download 1998 Recovered Labels Siren Songs Formats CD LP CS digital download 1999 Love Doesn t Ask Labels Siren Songs Formats CD LP CS digital download 2005 Rock Me On The Water Labels Siren Songs Formats CD LP CS digital download 2021 Reclaiming My Time Labels Sunset Blvd Records Formats CD digital download References edit Unterberger Richie Kangaroo All Music Retrieved 2013 11 04 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Rep to McCain Stop Using My Song Firstread msnbc msn com Archived from the original on 2008 09 22 Retrieved 2011 11 04 Nichols John November 9 2006 The Crowded Progressive Caucus The Online Beat The Nation Retrieved 2007 03 16 PDA Candidate John Hall Elected as New Yorkers Vote for Change Progressive Democrats of America November 9 2006 Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved 2007 03 16 Caucus Members amp Contact Information Congressional Progressive Caucus Archived from the original on 2007 03 28 Retrieved 2007 03 16 Final Vote Results for Roll Call 18 U S House of Representatives Office of the Clerk 2007 01 10 Retrieved 2007 03 16 Final Vote Results for Roll Call 20 U S House of Representatives Office of the Clerk 2007 01 11 Retrieved 2007 03 16 FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 733 Clerk house gov 2007 07 25 Retrieved 2011 11 04 Hall Statement on the Ongoing Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Johnhall house gov 2010 06 07 Archived from the original on 2010 06 08 Retrieved 2010 08 23 Brendan Scott Democrat John Hall tiptoes around presidential impeachment stance Times Herald Record Hudson Valley and Catskills September 16 2006 retrieved 11 8 06 Tumulty Brian Katonah s Saul drops out of 19th Congressional District race permanent dead link Lower Hudson Online November 21 2007 Elan Suan To run or not to run The Journal News February 15 2008 Mid Hudson News November 5 2008 Paterson appoints upstate Rep Gillibrand to Senate seat recordonline com Associated Press Retrieved 2010 07 12 NYS Board of Elections Rep in Congress Election Returns Nov 4 2008 PDF Retrieved December 8 2008 NYS Board of Elections Rep in Congress Election Returns Nov 2 2010 PDF Retrieved December 8 2008 John Joseph Hall Discogs Retrieved November 10 2019 The John Hall Band Billboard Retrieved November 10 2019 External links editBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information federal office at the Federal Election Commission Profile at Vote Smart Music Career Interview with John Hall John Hall at AllMusic John Hall discography at Discogs The John Hall Band discography at Discogs Appearances on C SPAN U S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byRandy Kuhlas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byDan Maffeias 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