Herman Hall

Herman Hall is the Republican nominee for NY State Assembly District 42, running against incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. The Republican primary was canceled, and he advanced without appearing on the ballot. Ballotpedia lists him as the Conservative Party candidate for the New York State Senate in 2014, and the personal website it links describes a Herman G. Hall as a Caribbean-American journalist, author and magazine publisher.[1][2][3]

According to Ballotpedia, Hall ran for New York State Senate in 2014 as the Conservative Party candidate, losing the general election to incumbent Kevin Parker.[2] Hall's personal website, which Ballotpedia links from his candidate page, says Herman G. Hall was born April 26, 1945 in Grenada and is an award-winning journalist, author and publisher of EVERYBODY'S, the Caribbean-American Magazine, who covered the Caribbean and its diaspora for more than 50 years. The site does not mention an Assembly candidacy.[3][2] It says he received a National Association of Black Journalists award in 1981 for coverage of the funerals of Prime Minister Eric Williams and Bob Marley, is a former commentator for WLIB and WBLS radio in New York City, and has written books including From Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to Vice President Kamala Harris, Julien Fedon, and Belvedere Estate.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.