PERSON: Larry Hall

Larry Dwight Hall is the Democratic Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, he has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives as the member from North Carolina’s 29th House district, Durham, North Carolina, since 2006. Hall was first appointed to the position in 2006 by then-Governor Mike Easley. District 29 is the home of North Carolina Central University, Duke University, Durham Technical Community College, Lincoln Federal Health Center, the historic Black Wall Street, the American Tobacco Historic District, and the Durham Performing Arts Center.

Hall is a member of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.