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Ralph Moody Hall (born May 3, 1923) is an American politician who served as the United States Representative for from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013. He was also a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In 2004, he switched to the Republican Party after having been a member of the Democratic Party for more than 50 years. At 91, he was the oldest serving member of Congress at the end of his last term in office, the oldest person to ever serve in the House of Representatives, the oldest person ever elected to a House term and the oldest House member ever to cast a vote. He and Michigan Congressman John Dingell were the last two World War II veterans serving in Congress. On March 6, 2014, Hall was challenged in the Republican primary by five other Republicans.〔〔 Hall received 45.42% of the vote, which was under 50%, the amount required to avoid a runoff election.〔〔 In the runoff, Hall faced former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe, who finished second in the primary with 28.77% of the vote.〔Hooks, Christopher. (Texas Congressman Ralph Hall, 34 Year Incumbent, Hits a Rough Patch ), ''Texas Observer'', March 12, 2014.〕〔(Office of the Secretary of State, 2014 Republican Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns ), March 6, 2014〕 On May 27, 2014, Ratcliffe defeated Hall in the runoff election, 53% to 47%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oldest congressman, Ralph Hall, 91, ousted by John Ratcliffe )〕 ==Early life, education, and law career== Hall is a lifelong resident of Rockwall County, northeast of Dallas. He was born in Fate, Texas. He graduated from Rockwall High School in 1941. He joined the U.S. Navy on December 10, 1942, serving as an aircraft carrier pilot from 1942 to 1945 during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth during 1943. After the war, he attended the University of Texas (1946–47), and received a law degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1951. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951 and maintained a private law practice in Rockwall for many years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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