Ben L. Hall

Ben L. Hall is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from the 5th district, covering all of Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra, and Valencia Counties and parts of Lincoln, Otero, Socorro, and Torrance Counties.

For other people named Ben Hall, see Ben Hall (disambiguation).
Ben L. Hall
Member of the
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Preceded bySandy R. Jones
Succeeded bySandy R. Jones
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceRuidoso, New Mexico[1]
OccupationBusinessman

Education

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

Career

He served three terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives and two terms on the Lincoln County Commission. For forty years, he owned and operated a general building construction company.[1]

In 2010, Hall entered the race for Public Regulation Commissioner from the 5th district, seeking to succeed Sandy R. Jones, a Democrat. He won the Republican nomination over three other candidates with 36%, and defeated the Democratic nominee, Doña Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley, 51-49% in the general election.[2][3] He was chosen to be Chairman of the Commission in 2013 and served as president of the Western Conference of Public Utility Commissioners the same year.[4][1] Running for a second term in 2014, he lost to his predecessor, Jones, 51-49%.[5] 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%.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Public Regulation Commission, District 5 (R) – Ben L. Hall". Albuquerque Journal. October 1, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. "NM Public Regulation Commissioner 05 - R Primary - June 1, 2010". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. "NM Public Regulation Commissioner 05 - November 2, 2010". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. Commissioner Ben L. Hall to be PRC Chairman in 2013 – New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. "NM Public Regulation Commissioner 05 - November 4, 2014". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  6. "NM Public Regulation Commissioner 05 - R Primary - June 5, 2018". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  7. D'Ammassa, Algernon (July 5, 2018). "After recount, Ben Hall is GOP candidate for New Mexico PRC". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. OFFICIAL RESULTS General Election - November 6, 2018 - Public Regulation Commissioner - DISTRICT 5 New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2019.


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