14 Facts About Hugh Hallman

Hugh Hallman is an American politician who served as the mayor of Tempe, Arizona for two consecutive terms, from 2004 to 2012, and as councilman from 1998 to 2002.

Hugh Hallman is a community activist, volunteer, and lifelong resident of Tempe.

Hugh Hallman is the son of Evelyn Hugh Hallman, a seamstress, diesel mechanic, and longtime Tempe community activist; and Louis, a retired high school math teacher and football, basketball and wrestling coach, among other sports.

Hugh Hallman graduated from Coronado High School and was admitted to Claremont Men's College in California, but studied at Arizona State University in the Honors Program for his first year.

Hugh Hallman then transferred to Claremont, where he majored in economics and political science and minored in accounting.

Hugh Hallman earned his JD from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988, where he graduated with Honors and Order of the Coif.

Hugh Hallman began his legal career as an associate at the law firm of Brown and Bain, where he worked in the fields of domestic and international finance and taxation, intellectual property and anti-trust.

In 2009 Hugh Hallman put his law practice on hiatus to become headmaster of Tempe Preparatory Academy, an independent public charter school where he had served as general counsel.

Hugh Hallman took a deferral from the University of Chicago, where he had been accepted, to complete his service to the Reagan-Bush '84 campaign.

Hugh Hallman then took time off from politics to enter law school, but returned to the political arena a few years later when his experience helping local activists preserve Tempe Beach Park led to his successful run for a seat on the Tempe City Council.

Hugh Hallman ran for mayor of Tempe in 2004 but was considered an outsider even by his Republican colleagues.

Hugh Hallman has been involved with numerous local charities such as East Valley Habitat for Humanity, Assistance for Independent Living, Tempe Community Action Agency, and the Boy Scouts of America.

Hugh Hallman was the president of the Rio Salado Foundation and spearheaded efforts to preserve Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's former Phoenix residence, which was moved to the Arizona Historical Society grounds and now serves as a center for national and international problem solving and policy initiatives.

Hugh Hallman's wife, Susan, whom he met at the University of Chicago, is a physician specializing in internal medicine.