Spotlight on Sooner Rotarian Pat Hall

Pat Hall has been a Sooner Rotarian since 1995.  Pat has served in numerous capacities on the Sooner Rotary Board of Directors, including club president.  Pat’s job is that of lobbying and political consulting.  The thing he enjoys most about his job is that he doesn’t have to manage people and every so often he thinks he’s made a difference!  Pat has been married to Melanie for 29 years.

Pat’s favorite quote is from James Carville:  “It’s hard for your opponent to play offense when you have your fist in their face”.

Pat says, “This is the group of friends that I’m going to grow old with!” and that’s what he likes best about our club!  The one thing he would like his Rotary friends to know about him is “I really do feel guilty for not being a better club member!”

When asked for three words that describe him, Pat said, “I’ll leave it to others to describe me.  Governor Keating once called me a Hessian.  The Oklahoman editorial page described me as a ‘laborgoon’ so use your imagination.”

When asked what he wanted to be when he grows up he replied with “That’s the best thing about my profession.  I don’t have to grow up!”

His favorite childhood book was Dr. Seuss and there are too many favorites now to mention just one.  His favorite singers are The Beach Boys.  His favorite teams are The Kansas City Chiefs and the LA Dodgers.  Interesting places he has visited outside of Norman are Israel, Turkey, and Estonia.  He would like to live in New York City if he could live somewhere else for a while. He would love to travel to South East Asia.  His very favorite place to be is Catalina Island because it is so laid back the weather is so beautiful.