John Hall on Congress and the War

NBC News Forum host Jay DeDapper pressed freshman Representative John Hall on the Iraq war during the taping of the show today.

DeDapper notes that Hall and others won their seats in 2006 in part because of sweeping antiwar sentiment, but as he faces reelection, he may have to explain why the country is Read More

George Soros to Host John Hall Fundraiser

John Hall, a freshman Democratic congressmember from the Hudson Valley, is having a fund-raiser at the home of Democratic super-donor George Soros on December 17, and Representative Charlie Rangel will be in attendance.Tickets start at $500.

The invite notes that Hall is a Democrat facing a tough re-election, and:

“won election by Read More

The Anti-Bonnie Raitt Vote

Freshman Representative John Hall got a boost during his campaign from his days as a bare-chested rock and roller with the group Orleans. But now, a few months into his first term, a Republican has stepped up to challenge him, criticizing not only his position on Iraq, but his ties to the music industry.

Kieran Read More

Redefining Victory: Freshmen Speak

Here is singer-turned Democratic congressman John Hall discussing his opposition to the troop surge in Iraq. “No amount of wrongs is going to make the president’s policy towards Iraq right,” he said.

And here is newly-elected upstate Democrat Michael Arcuri: “I think victory in Iraq means bringing as many of our troops home alive as Read More

The Jewish Lobby, Revisited

The Forward has a nice piece this week on how U.S. Rep. John Hall, rocker-turned-Congressman in the Hudson Valley, anchored his narrow victory over Republican Sue Kelly last year by winning the burgeoning Kiryas Joel compound of Orthodox Jews to his side, over a water-rights issue.

Good reporting. The Forward notes that the Read More