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Joshua M. Hall
Towns represented: Hartford
Joshua Malik Hall, of Hartford, graduated from Norfolk State University in Virginia with a degree in history education. After graduation Hall returned to Connecticut to become a history teacher at Weaver High School. He went on to receive a master’s degree in education leadership from Central Connecticut State University, and later became the first vice president of the Hartford Federation of Teachers. Hall has been awarded the Apple for a Teacher Award, the 100 Men of Color Honor, and was named as one of the CT NAACP 100 Most Influential Blacks.
Hall was first elected to represent District 7 in the Connecticut House of Representatives in a 2017 special election.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2017 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 7 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 22,062 |
| Foreign-born population | 4,017 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,671 |
| Population ages 65+ | 2,487 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 26% |
| Percent white | 13% |
| Percent Black | 58% |
| Percent other race | 3% |
Housing
| Total households | 7,888 |
| Owner-occupied households | 2,697 |
| Homeownership rate | 34% |
| Cost-burdened households | 4,422 |
| Cost-burden rate | 59% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 18,889 |
| Population in poverty | 5,734 |
| Poverty rate | 30% |
| Low-income population | 10,580 |
| Low-income rate | 56% |
District data used with permission of DataHaven 2024 Connecticut State Legislative District Profiles. Legislator data used with permission of Ballotpedia. Have a correction or addition to report about this data? Email us.
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