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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Jeffery Scott "Jeff" Hale
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 24 (DeSoto County)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Mark Kevin Horan (transferred to District 34)
| succeeded=
| birth_date=August 8, 1966
| birth_place=Corinth, [[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Traci Sims Hale
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=Northwest Mississippi Community College<br>
Mississippi Fire Academy
| occupation=Salesman; former [[firefighter]]
| religion=[[Assembly of God]]
| residence=Nesbit, DeSoto County
}}
'''Jeffery Scott Hale''', known as '''Jeff Hale''' (born August 8, 1966) is a salesman from Nesbit, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of his state.<ref name=jsh>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hale.xml|title=Jeff Hale|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
The son of a hair stylist and a truck driver for [[General Motors]], Hale was educated at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia in Tate County and the Mississippi Fire Academy in the capital city of [[Jackson]. He is a retired [[firefighter]]. He is a member of the Cornerstone [[Assembly of God]] Church in Southaven in DeSoto County. He and his wife, the former Traci Sims, have three children.<ref name=saguirre>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156342/jeff-hale#.Wd06X7pFzb0|title=Jeff Hale's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, Hale narrowly defeated intra-party rival Rob Gouty in the Republican runoff primary. The adjusted vote of provisional ballots gave Hale a margin of 13 votes, 1,672 to 1,659. He then ran unopposed in the November 3 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desototimes.com/news/hale-winner-after-affidavit-count/article_2773063a-4c65-11e5-81e4-e7e5c19f2b59.html|title=Hale winner after affidavit count|publisher=''The DeSoto Times''|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=October 10, 2017}]</ref>The position opened when the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] incumbent, Mark Kevin Horan, an [[attorney]] from Grenada, was transferred to District 34.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Horan_(Mississippi)|title=Kevin Horan (Mississippi)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
Hale serves on these House committees: (1) Public Property (vice chairman), (2) Apportionment and Elections, (3) Banking and Financial Services, and (4) Drug Policy.<ref name=jsh/> In 2016, he voted to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He co-sponsored legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Hale co-sponsored the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156342/jeff-hale#.Wd047LpFzb0|title=Jeff Hale's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
==References==
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[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Assembly of God]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Jeffery Scott "Jeff" Hale
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 24 (DeSoto County)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Mark Kevin Horan (transferred to District 34)
| succeeded=
| birth_date=August 8, 1966
| birth_place=Corinth, [[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Traci Sims Hale
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=Northwest Mississippi Community College<br>
Mississippi Fire Academy
| occupation=Salesman; former [[firefighter]]
| religion=[[Assembly of God]]
| residence=Nesbit, DeSoto County
}}
'''Jeffery Scott Hale''', known as '''Jeff Hale''' (born August 8, 1966) is a salesman from Nesbit, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of his state.<ref name=jsh>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hale.xml|title=Jeff Hale|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
The son of a hair stylist and a truck driver for [[General Motors]], Hale was educated at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia in Tate County and the Mississippi Fire Academy in the capital city of [[Jackson]. He is a retired [[firefighter]]. He is a member of the Cornerstone [[Assembly of God]] Church in Southaven in DeSoto County. He and his wife, the former Traci Sims, have three children.<ref name=saguirre>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156342/jeff-hale#.Wd06X7pFzb0|title=Jeff Hale's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, Hale narrowly defeated intra-party rival Rob Gouty in the Republican runoff primary. The adjusted vote of provisional ballots gave Hale a margin of 13 votes, 1,672 to 1,659. He then ran unopposed in the November 3 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desototimes.com/news/hale-winner-after-affidavit-count/article_2773063a-4c65-11e5-81e4-e7e5c19f2b59.html|title=Hale winner after affidavit count|publisher=''The DeSoto Times''|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=October 10, 2017}]</ref>The position opened when the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] incumbent, Mark Kevin Horan, an [[attorney]] from Grenada, was transferred to District 34.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Horan_(Mississippi)|title=Kevin Horan (Mississippi)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
Hale serves on these House committees: (1) Public Property (vice chairman), (2) Apportionment and Elections, (3) Banking and Financial Services, and (4) Drug Policy.<ref name=jsh/> In 2016, he voted to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He co-sponsored legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Hale co-sponsored the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156342/jeff-hale#.Wd047LpFzb0|title=Jeff Hale's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Jeff}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Assembly of God]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]