John Hall Political Analysis

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Ryan Murphy Political Science 11/3/10 Political Analysis of John Hall John Hall, elected in the general election of 2006 over Sue Kelly with a 2.4% margin of victory appears to be a suitable fit for the 19th district of New York in terms of the population demographic and bringing noticeable change to his district. This may come as a surprise to some as he is a Democrat serving in a traditionally Republican seat. New York’s 19th district is composed of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties. This area has a wide demographic of people with 78.7% urban and the other 21.3% as rural. Furthermore 78.7% are white, 5.8% are black, 10.7% Hispanic, and 3.1% Asian which make up majority of ethnicity in the district. Certain…show more content…
New York’s 19th District population is composed of 9.7% veterans. Although not a huge percentage of the population, veteran affairs are still relatively important in the area especially with the U.S. Military Academy. As chairman, Hall has done a phenomenal job in representing veterans. In 2009 he introduced legislation to help ease the process and standards for veterans to obtain medical and financial aid. Congressman Hall has also introduced three bills to help our troops: H.R. 3833, H.R. 4121, H.Res. 747 and H.R. 952. These bills sought out to ease the lives of our veterans post duty aside from H. Res 747 which was to recognize the United States Military Academy for being Americas top college in 2009, something that as a result of Halls work, should bring the district more money. In addition, Hall has also voted to bring our troops back and to keep operations out of…show more content…
However, the Hudson River flows through this district and keeping it clean has been a problem in the past. In order to prevent pollution, Hall sponsored the H.R. 6180 bill where the primary purpose was to amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil water and wildlife in polluted areas. In addition to this, during Halls first stint in politics, Hall managed to prevent the last undeveloped farm from turning into a
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