Harvey Hall

Harvey Hall
25th Mayor of Bakersfield
In office January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Bob Price
Succeeded by	Karen Goh
Personal details
Born	(1941-01-05)January 5, 1941 Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2018(2018-05-19) (aged 77) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lavonne Hall
Children	2

Harvey L. Hall (January 5, 1941 – May 19, 2018) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 25th mayor of Bakersfield, California. Hall was first elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He was one of the longest-serving mayors in Bakersfield's history. As mayor, one of his focuses had been beautification, through "Keep Bakersfield Beautiful" and the creation of, and participation in, monthly "Mayor's Freeway Cleanups", trash pickups on local freeways. Hall had donated his mayor's salary to the Kern Community Foundation.

Hall was the founder and former president of Hall Ambulance Service.^[1]