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Submitted by kenneth vaughn on 2016-02-02 06:42:56

PROS

• Field experience and global knowledge of industry/RRC
• Espouses conservative, free market principles
• Proponent of consumption taxes (versus property taxes)

CONS

• Short on the legal end(though plenty of attorney's on staff)
• Not sure he understands legal property/mineral rights ownership
• Claims to be a Professional Engineer (i.e. PE); however, he also indicates that he does not have a college degree, which is a requirement for obtaining a Texas P.E. license from the Board of Professional Engineers. Further, a search at https://engineers.texas.gov/search.php failed to return any record for Ron Hale. Finally, his statements during his interview (mark 3:17) imply that he only has a certification to perform certain types of fire protection and/or security engineering, but this designation does not appear to qualify a holder to use the term Professional Engineer or PE per the State Fire Marshal's Office. We made a request to Mr. Hale on February 1, 2016 to provide evidence of his claim that he is a PE.