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'''Samuel Thornton Hall''' was president of the [[Pensacola City Council]]. He was elected to serve as the representative for District 2 in November [[2006]]. In 2010, Hall changed to the At Large District B seat and ran unopposed.
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Hall is most notorious for clashing with Father Nathan Monk and other homeless advocates in 2011. He limited the speech of those who spoke out against him and other council members. Hall has since been condemned for these actions by many city leaders who followed him.
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Hall is retired from the United States Coast Guard. He co-authored ''Threats and Challenges to Maritime Security 2020''. He served as an Intelligence Anaylst (Eco-terrorism, Organized Crime) and Intelligence Watch Officer. He was a founding member of the Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center (PAC). He also worked as an Operations Chief in Alien Interdiction and Counter-narcotics.
  
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Sam graduated with a Bachelors in Science from Murray State University in 1986. He pursued graduate studies at the [[University of West Florida]] and Joint Military Intelligence College.
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'''Samuel Thornton Hall''' is a member of the [[Pensacola City Council]]. He was elected to serve as the representative for District 2 in November [[2006]]. Sam is retired from the United States Coast Guard. He co-authored ''Threats and Challenges to Maritime Security 2020''. He served as an Intelligence Anaylst (Eco-terrorism, Organized Crime) and Intelligence Watch Officer. He was a founding member of the Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center (PAC). He also worked as an Operations Chief in Alien Interdiction and Counter-narcotics.
 
  
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Sam graduated with a Bachelors in Science from Murray State University in 1986. He pursued grduate studies at the [[University of West Florida]] and Joint Military Intelligence College.
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Hall and his wife Diana have two sons, James and Sam, a daughter, Becca, a daughter-in-law, Beth (married to James) a grandson Byron, and a granddaughter Lily.
  
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Married 28 years to Diana, they have two sons, James Hall, Sam Hall, a daughter, Becca Hall, a daughter-in-law, Beth (married to James) a grandson Byron, and a granddaughter Lily.
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==Accomplishments==
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Hall is one of several community forces who pushed for comprehensive [[charter review]] for the City of Pensacola.  The [[City Charter]] had not undergone comprehensive review since it was adopted in [[1931]] by an action of the City Council.  It had never been adopted by the electorate in Pensacola, which was a concern of the [[Pensacola Bay Area League of Women Voters]] (PBALWV).  Moreover, the League of Women Voters cited flaws with provisions for citizen-led referenda that allowed the [[Pensacola City Attorney]] to interpret the provision at his or her convenience. Hall failed to get a second the first two times he moved to adopt charter review, and on a third try received four votes in favor.  After the PBALWV joined with a movement proposing a [[strong mayor]] form of government, all nine Council members voted with him to form a [[Charter Review Commission]].
  
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Hall has pre-filed for re-election.
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Hall is Chair of the Neighborhood Services Committee (police, fire, parks, roads, sanitation) and serves on the Finance Committee, Enterprise Operations Committee (port, airport, Saenger Theater, Osceola Municipal Golf Course, Library, Energy Services of Pensacola), Community Redevelopment Agency, and the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization.
  
 
==Blog==
 
==Blog==
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Hall maintains a blog at [http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/ http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com] which he uses to inform constituents of issues and comment on city business. Hall came under fire for a [[July 6]], [[2007]] post on his blog that said, "The joke around town is, 'what is white, shaded, and sleeps three?' ''Answer: A city truck.''"<ref>[http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-heard-from-three-parker-circle.html Government-by-Complaint]</ref> He was referring to an apparent discrepancy between complaints he had received about a lack of maintenance at a [[Parker Circle]] park, which [[City of Pensacola]] officials blamed on [[2007 City of Pensacola budget adjustment|budget cuts]], and reports from his constituents that City employees spend much of their time sitting inside the vehicle instead of working.
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Hall maintains a blog at [http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/ http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com] which he uses to inform constituents of issues and comment on city business. Hall came under fire for a [[July 6]], [[2007]] post on his blog that said, "The joke around town is, 'what is white, shaded, and sleeps three?' ''Answer: A city truck.''"<ref>[http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-heard-from-three-parker-circle.html Government-by-Complaint]</ref> He was referring to an apparent discrepancy between complaints he had received about a lack of maintenance at a [[Parker Circle]] park, which [[City of Pensacola]] officials blamed on [[2007 City of Pensacola budget adjustment|budget cuts]], and reports from his constituents that City employees spend much of their time sitting inside the vehicle instead of working. Following the incident, however, the park received additional attention from the [[Parks & Recreation Department]], and the president of the Parker Circle Neighborhood Association wrote Hall to say that their park had been a tipping point, transforming the area from a "normal" neighborhood to an "envied" neighborhood.
  
 
==Electoral history==
 
==Electoral history==
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===[[Pensacola City Council]], [[2008]]===
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''This election was held [[November 4]], [[2008]].  Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.''
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{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Sam Hall'''
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|'''2,257'''
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|'''68.04%'''
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|[[Peter Saccomanno]]
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|1,060
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|31.96%
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|}
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===[[Pensacola City Council]], [[2006]] (Run-off)===
 
===[[Pensacola City Council]], [[2006]] (Run-off)===
 
''This election was held [[November 28]], [[2006]].  Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.''
 
''This election was held [[November 28]], [[2006]].  Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.''
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==Accomplishments==
 
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Hall is one of several community forces who pushed for comprehensive charter review for the City of Pensacola.  The City Charter had not undergone comprehensive review since it was adopted in 1931 by an action of the City Council.  It had never been adopted by the electorate in Pensacola, which was a concern of the Pensacola Bay Area League of Women Voters (PBALWV).  Moreover, the League of Women Voters cited flaws with provisions for citizen-led referenda that allowed the City of Pensacola's Attorney to interpret the provision at his or her convenience.
 
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Hall failed to get a second the first two times he moved to adopt charter review but was successful the third time around getting not only a second but four votes total for charter review, which was two short of the required six.  But, after the League joined with a movement proposing a strong mayor form of government to replace Pensacola's Council-Manager form, Hall was able to get all ten to vote with him to form a Charter Review Commission.
 
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As noted above, Hall's blog got him into hot water with City employees over a joke he repeated in his weblog, but in the end it had quite a remarkable effect.  Parker Circle's Neighborhood Association president wrote Hall to say that his neighborhood had been transformed from a "normal" neighborhood to an "envied" neighborhood, owing mostly to the attention paid to the neighborhood park by the City of Pensacola's Parks and Recreation Department.  Ten homes went on the market and ten homes sold in Parker Cirle even in an extraordinarily slow housing market.  The "tipping point" was the park.
 
  
 
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==External links==
 
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*[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/live/pages.asp?action=dir&dirID=4412 City of Pensacola Councilmember site]
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*[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/council/hall City of Pensacola Councilmember site]
 
*[http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/ Councilman Hall's blog]
 
*[http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com/ Councilman Hall's blog]
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*[http://www.pensacolad2.com/ Campaign site]
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/pensacolalive365 Councilman Hall's MySpace]
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/pensacolalive365 Councilman Hall's MySpace]
  
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 3 February 2023

Sam Hall
SamHall.jpg
Born August 14, 1957
Trigg County, Kentucky
Occupation Pensacola City Council
District 2 Councilman
Religion Anglican
Spouse Diana Hall
Parents Sam Franklin Hall and Jessie Marie Crabtree
Children James, Sam, Becca

Samuel Thornton Hall was president of the Pensacola City Council. He was elected to serve as the representative for District 2 in November 2006. In 2010, Hall changed to the At Large District B seat and ran unopposed.

Hall is most notorious for clashing with Father Nathan Monk and other homeless advocates in 2011. He limited the speech of those who spoke out against him and other council members. Hall has since been condemned for these actions by many city leaders who followed him.

Hall is retired from the United States Coast Guard. He co-authored Threats and Challenges to Maritime Security 2020. He served as an Intelligence Anaylst (Eco-terrorism, Organized Crime) and Intelligence Watch Officer. He was a founding member of the Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center (PAC). He also worked as an Operations Chief in Alien Interdiction and Counter-narcotics.

Sam graduated with a Bachelors in Science from Murray State University in 1986. He pursued graduate studies at the University of West Florida and Joint Military Intelligence College.

Hall and his wife Diana have two sons, James and Sam, a daughter, Becca, a daughter-in-law, Beth (married to James) a grandson Byron, and a granddaughter Lily.

Accomplishments[edit]

Hall is one of several community forces who pushed for comprehensive charter review for the City of Pensacola. The City Charter had not undergone comprehensive review since it was adopted in 1931 by an action of the City Council. It had never been adopted by the electorate in Pensacola, which was a concern of the Pensacola Bay Area League of Women Voters (PBALWV). Moreover, the League of Women Voters cited flaws with provisions for citizen-led referenda that allowed the Pensacola City Attorney to interpret the provision at his or her convenience. Hall failed to get a second the first two times he moved to adopt charter review, and on a third try received four votes in favor. After the PBALWV joined with a movement proposing a strong mayor form of government, all nine Council members voted with him to form a Charter Review Commission.

Hall is Chair of the Neighborhood Services Committee (police, fire, parks, roads, sanitation) and serves on the Finance Committee, Enterprise Operations Committee (port, airport, Saenger Theater, Osceola Municipal Golf Course, Library, Energy Services of Pensacola), Community Redevelopment Agency, and the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization.

Blog[edit]

Hall maintains a blog at http://pensacolad2.blogspot.com which he uses to inform constituents of issues and comment on city business. Hall came under fire for a July 6, 2007 post on his blog that said, "The joke around town is, 'what is white, shaded, and sleeps three?' Answer: A city truck."[1] He was referring to an apparent discrepancy between complaints he had received about a lack of maintenance at a Parker Circle park, which City of Pensacola officials blamed on budget cuts, and reports from his constituents that City employees spend much of their time sitting inside the vehicle instead of working. Following the incident, however, the park received additional attention from the Parks & Recreation Department, and the president of the Parker Circle Neighborhood Association wrote Hall to say that their park had been a tipping point, transforming the area from a "normal" neighborhood to an "envied" neighborhood.

Electoral history[edit]

Pensacola City Council, 2008[edit]

This election was held November 4, 2008. Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.

Sam Hall 2,257 68.04%
Peter Saccomanno 1,060 31.96%

Pensacola City Council, 2006 (Run-off)[edit]

This election was held November 28, 2006. Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.

Sam Hall 479 61.7%
Paul Young 297 38.3%

Pensacola City Council, 2006[edit]

This election was held November 7, 2006. Pensacola City Council races are non-partisan.

Paul Young 1,027 46.4%
Sam Hall 958 43.3%
Stephen Kolokouris 227 10.3%

As no candidates in this race garnered a majority of the vote, the top two candidates proceeded to a run-off election, held November 28, 2006.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Government-by-Complaint


Preceded by:
J. D. Smith 		Pensacola City Council
District 2
2007 – present 		Incumbent
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Mayor: Grover Robinson IV  •  City Administrator: Chris Holley  •  City Attorney: Susan Woolf  •  City Clerk: Ericka Burnett
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District 1: P. C. Wu  •  District 2: Sherri Myers  •  District 3: Andy Terhaar  •  District 4: Jared Moore
District 5: Gerald Wingate  • District 6: Ann Hill  •  District 7: Jewel Cannada-Wynn
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