Steve Hale (politician)
Steve Hale | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 2012 – January 5, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Nolan Mettetal |
| Succeeded by | Bill Stone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1954 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
Steve Hale (born March 28, 1954) is an American Democratic politician and businessman who served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 10th District, from 2012 to 2016.
Early life
[edit]Steve Hale was born on March 28, 1954, in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] He attended Magnolia Heights School where he played baseball, graduating in 1972. Hale graduated from Northwest Mississippi Community College.[1] He then attended Mississippi State University, where he played as an infielder on the university baseball team, graduating in 1976.[2][3] After graduation, Hale worked for a family lumber company from 1976 to 1991.[3] In the 2010s he was a member of the Advisory Board of the First Tennessee Bank.[1]
Political career
[edit]Hale served as an alderman of Senatobia, Mississippi, from 1989 to 1993.[3] He was Senatobia's mayor from 1993 to 2001.[3] From 2002 to 2003, he was the deputy director of the Mississippi Development Authority and then was its executive director from 2003 to 2004.[3] From 2005 to 2011, Hale was the director of the Tate County Planning Commission.[3]
In 2011, Hale ran as a Democrat to represent the 10th District (parts of Panola and Tate Counties)[3] in the Mississippi State Senate for the 2012–2016 term.[4] Hale won the Democratic Primary, defeating Michael Cathey, on August 2, 2011.[4] Hale then defeated Republican Vann Branch in the general election on November 8, 2011; Hale received 12,846 votes, or 63%, while Vann received 7,530 votes, or 37%.[4]
During his term, Hale was the vice chair of the Economic Development Committee, and was a member of the following other committees: Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency; Education; Finance; Investigate State Offices; Judiciary A; and Universities & Colleges.[3]
Hale ran for re-election for the same district in 2015 for the 2016–2020 term.[4] He lost the Democratic Party primary to Senator Bill Stone, with Hale receiving 3,922 votes or 42.2% of the vote, and Stone receiving 5,364 votes or 57.8% of the vote.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Hale is a Baptist.[3] He is married to the former Cindy Rials and they have two children.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2012-2016 Mississippi Blue Book | Michael Watson Secretary of state". www.sos.ms.gov. p. 89. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Steve Hale - Baseball". Mississippi State. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "HC 35 (As Adopted by House) - 2021 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Steve Hale (Mississippi)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-01-04.