By Brandon Hall
(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)
State Rep. Matt Hall was overwhelmingly elected to be the next Speaker Of The House on Thursday after Hall's leadership was instrumental in flipping the Michigan State House from Democrat to Republican in a historic victory last week, winning big races in every corner of the state.
A Republican representing parts of Allegan County and Kalamazoo County in Lansing, Hall has been the House Minority Leader since November 2022.
Hall and his team at the House Republican Campaign Committee---along with support from President Trump, as well as Republican leaders and grassroots activists throughout Michigan---successfully defended every Republican State House seat while also booting four Democrat incumbents from office: State Rep. Jenn Hill in the UP, State Rep. Jamie Churches in Wayne County, State Rep. Jim Haadsma in Calhoun County, and State Rep. Nate Shannon in Macomb County. No state legislative chamber in the country changed hands, except Michigan's House.
Statewide, President Trump was a strong leader at the top of the ticket, winning with 1.5% of the vote. House Republicans kept up, winning their races by 2.2% statewide, and by 3.4% in competitive seats. In comparison, Mike Rogers lost to Elissa Slotkin by .3% in the US Senate race.
Reclaiming the State House---and Trump's landslide---was a full circle moment for Hall, who has been one of the President's earliest supporters.
Standing with President Trump is nothing new for Hall, who has backed "The Donald" ever since he first announced his Presidential campaign with the famous escalator ride at Trump Tower.
Hall was the first Republican Party Official in Michigan to endorse Trump in June of 2015, making him one of the first Republican Party leaders in the entire country to back President Trump.
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Hall proudly served as a Trump delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where he was a member of the extremely important Rules Committee.
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Hall fought the "Never Trumpers" on the floor of the convention, making the motion that shut down their disgusting efforts to steal the Republican Presidential nomination from Donald Trump, thus ending the "Never Trump" movement.
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Hall personally shuts down the "Never Trump" movement at the 2016 Republican National Convention:
When "Never Trump" leader Wendy Day used her official Michigan Republican Party title to go on TV and bash President Trump, Hall led the fight to have her removed. Day's removal was historic and unprecedented, with party leaders saying nothing like it had ever happened before.
Hall then Chaired the 3rd Congressional District for Trump's 2016 Michigan campaign. President Trump won both the 3rd District, and Michigan---the first time the state went red since 1988.
Hall stuck with President Trump in 2020, and after.
Now, with Speaker Matt Hall at the helm, we can expect House Republicans to support and FIGHT for President Trump's agenda to help make Michigan---and America---Great Again!
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.
>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com
