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Blake Hall, Idaho GOP Leader, Quits RNC After Stalking Conviction

Blake Hall, Idaho GOP Leader, Quits RNC After Stalking Conviction
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Blake Hall, a leading figure in Idaho and national politics for 25 years, was fired Monday as a deputy prosecuting attorney in eastern Idaho and has resigned from the Republican National Committee.

Hall, a former member of the state Board of Education, pleaded guilty Friday to stalking a former girlfriend and is serving a 15-day jail sentence. He also was sentenced to a year of supervised probation. A six-month jail sentence was suspended.

Read more on The Idaho Statesman

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