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'''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>  

'''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>

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>

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=

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=