Dave Hall
Republican · OH · Holmes County Commissioner
Dave Hall is a Holmes County commissioner, a post he held from 1999 to 2008 and again since 2022, and served in the Ohio House from 2009 to 2016. He focuses on building roads and other infrastructure and on growing tourism and local businesses.
Where Dave Hall stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Sponsored, with Rep. Jim Buchy, a bill to protect Lake Erie's water. It limited spreading fertilizer and manure on frozen or soaked ground in the lake's western basin. The House passed it 94-0.
March 10, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Voted yes on Senate Bill 310, which froze Ohio's rules requiring power companies to add renewable energy and energy savings. It passed the House 55-42.
May 28, 2014Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Sponsored, with Rep. Sean O'Brien, a bill to encourage vehicles that run on compressed natural gas. It offered tax credits for buying or converting such vehicles. The House passed it 92-0.
March 26, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted yes on Holmes County's 2024 budget of $27,700,493.56, slightly below 2023's $27,800,507.97. It passed 2-0, with one commissioner absent.
January 22, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: holmescountycommissioners.com
Voted yes on the final version of Ohio's two-year state budget for 2016 and 2017 (House Bill 64). The House approved it 62-33.
June 26, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Voted no on the final version of Ohio's two-year state budget for 2010 and 2011 (House Bill 1). The House approved it 54-44.
July 13, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored, with Rep. Bill Patmon, a law changing penalties for mistreating pets. It also required a prison term for killing a police dog or horse. The House passed it 93-2, and the governor signed it.
June 13, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Voted yes on a tax-break deal (an enterprise zone agreement) with the company ProVia for a building project in Walnut Creek Township. The deal moves jobs from Tuscarawas County to Holmes County. It passed 3-0.
January 12, 2026
Source: holmescountycommissioners.com
Was chosen as chairman of the Holmes County Board of Commissioners for 2026.
January 12, 2026
Source: yourohionews.com
Was sworn in as a Holmes County commissioner to finish the term of retiring commissioner Rob Ault.
May 23, 2022
Source: yahoo.com
Was appointed by the Trump administration as Ohio state director of USDA Rural Development, the federal office that works to improve the rural economy.
November 6, 2017
Source: farmanddairy.com
Voted yes on a gun bill that barred businesses from banning licensed gun owners from keeping guns in their cars. It also changed limits on carrying concealed guns at colleges and day-care centers. It passed the House 68-25.
December 9, 2016
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Voted yes to accept Senate changes to House Bill 493 that added a ban on most abortions once a heartbeat can be detected. The House approved them 56-39.
December 7, 2016
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Voted no on the bill that made medical marijuana legal in Ohio (House Bill 523). The House approved the final version 67-29.
May 26, 2016
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Voted yes on a bill barring state health money from groups that perform or promote elective abortions. The House approved the final version 62-32.
February 10, 2016
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Sponsored, with Rep. Sarah LaTourette, a bill to ban abortion when the unborn child has Down syndrome. A House committee approved it 9-3.
June 17, 2015
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Sponsored, with Rep. Andy Thompson, a broad bill updating Ohio farm, natural resource and environmental laws. The House passed it 73-20.
November 19, 2014
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Received the 'Friend of Independent Higher Education' award from Ohio's private college association for his work on their behalf in the state budget.
September 30, 2014
Source: ohiohouse.gov
Chaired the Ohio House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the panel that handled farm and dog-breeding bills.
July 24, 2013
Source: clevescene.com
Sponsored, with Rep. Mark Okey, a law setting rules for raising and hunting captive deer and updating rules for hunting preserves. The House passed it 94-0, and the governor signed it.
April 3, 2012
Source: legislature.ohio.gov
Voted yes on Senate Bill 5, which rewrote union bargaining, pay, layoff and leave rules for public workers. It passed the House 53-44. Voters struck down the law in a November 2011 referendum.
March 30, 2011
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us
Past race Dave Hall ran in:
- Holmes County County Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Holmes County, Ohio · incumbent