▁As ▁his ▁Senate ▁successor , ▁H oll is ▁end ors ed ▁Republican ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Steve ▁S cal ise , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁soon ▁res igned ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁U . S . ▁representative . ▁ ▁Early ▁years , ▁education , ▁military ▁H oll is ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁re ared ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Rap ides ▁Par ish ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁central ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁from ▁Bol ton ▁High ▁School . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁class m ates ▁was ▁former ▁Mayor ▁Edward ▁G . ▁" N ed " ▁Rand olph , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Their ▁Senate ▁ten ures ▁hence ▁coinc ided ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁short ▁session ▁to ▁which ▁H oll is ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁H oll is ▁there after ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁University ▁in ▁R ust on , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁Par ish ▁in ▁north ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁A ▁Pres by ter ian , ▁H oll is ▁was ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁United ▁Christian ▁Char ities . ▁