As a Democrat, Hall was a cofounder of the Blue-Dog Coalition, a group of conservative southern Democrats with the mission of pulling the Democratic party back toward the middle.

Ralph Hall (R-TX)	Contact information Web: http://www.house.gov/ralphhall/ Email: Web Form Washington Office: 2405 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-4304 Phone: 202-225-6673 Fax: 202-225-3332 Staff Chief of Staff: Janet Perry-Poppleton Legislative Assistant/Scheduler: Katie Comer Legislative Director: Leslee Gilbert Press Secretary: Janet Perry-Poppleton
Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH)	Contact information Web: http://jordan.house.gov/ Email: Web Form Washington Office: 515 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3504 Phone: 202-225-2676 Fax: 202-226-0577 Staff Chief of Staff: Yon Kura Scheduler: Missi Evans Legislative Director: George Poulios Press Secretary: Yon Kura
Sanford Bishop, (D-GA)	Contact information Web: http://bishop.house.gov/ Email: Web Form Washington Office: 2429 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1002 Phone: 202-225-3631 Fax: 202-225-2203 Staff Chief of Staff: Phyllis Hallmon Scheduler: Martina Morgan Legislative Director: Roger Manno Press Secretary: Vacant

Texas Representative Ralph Hall (R), has cosponsored the Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 (H.R. 1767). Hall, a 14 term Representative and the oldest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is a former Democrat who switched parties in 2004.

As a Democrat, Hall was a cofounder of the Blue-Dog Coalition, a group of conservative southern Democrats with the mission of "pulling the Democratic party back toward the middle."

Hall joins 47 other House co-sponsors of the Rental Purchase Act.

Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Sanford Bishop, (D-GA) also announced their co-sponsorship.

The Act is supported by the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations (APRO). The association's goal is to gain passage of balanced rent to own/rental purchase legislation that protects both consumers and rent-to-own industry by clearly defining disclosure requirements and defining a rent-to-own transaction as a lease.

There have been 19 bills introduced since 1993 that would regulate the rent to own industry at the federal level. None have passed both houses of Congress (See Rent to Own Legislation 1993 to present).

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