2 . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁activities ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁Senate ▁term , ▁H oll is ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction ▁Committee ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁" B " ▁and ▁Ret irement ▁comm itte es ▁ ▁H oll is ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁his ▁b ids ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁Republican ▁Greg ▁Rein hard ▁in ▁the ▁primary , ▁ 2 9 , 2 4 0 ▁( 8 0 ▁percent ) ▁to ▁ 7 , 3 6 1 ▁( 2 0 ▁percent ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁H oll is ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁Republican ▁Pol ly ▁Thomas ▁in ▁the ▁primary , ▁ 1 9 , 5 7 0 ▁( 6 1 ▁percent ) ▁to ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 4 ▁( 3 9 ▁percent ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Senate , ▁H oll is ▁supported ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁opposite ▁interest ▁groups , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Family ▁Forum , ▁each ▁approximately ▁ 3 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁Two ▁other ▁rival ▁interest ▁groups , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Association ▁of ▁Business ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁the ▁A FL - C IO ▁each ▁grad ed ▁H oll is ▁between ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁legisl ative