Former Rep. Ralph Hall, a Texas Republican best known for switching parties near the end of his 17-term career from 1981 to 2015, died Thursday at the age of 95 at his home in Rockwall, Texas. When Hall finally did switch parties, it was spurred in part by Congressional redistricting. She'd rather I quit than switch parties," Hall said. A World War II veteran, Hall’s first cut his teeth in politics when he won election as county judge of Rockwall County in 1950. In 1962, Hall won election to the Texas state Senate, eventually attaining the position of president pro tempore by the time he left in 1972.

Source: Fox News March 07, 2019 19:07 UTC