Kathryn Ann Hall is an Australian politician serving as the elected member for the Electoral district of Footscray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2018. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party. Katie is a sixth-generation resident of MelbourneâÂÂs inner west and a mother of two.
After majoring in Sociology at Monash University, Katie was a corporate communications specialist, working at the ACTU, DonateLife, Victoria Police, City of Melbourne, and the North East Link Authority.
Katie was also an advisor to former Federal Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, and worked for former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
Katie was elected as member for Footscray at the 2018 Victorian state election after the retirement of Marsha Thomson, the former member for the district.
Katie has held the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Homes since December 2024 and Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries since June 2022. Previously, she was Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Multicultural Affairs, Early Childhood, and Housing.
During her tenure as Member for Footscray, Katie has delivered a New Footscray Hospital, funding to upgrade Shorten-Barret Reserve and Rec West, and truck bans on local roads. She has secured funding for a Salvos-run social work outreach café to support at-risk community members and for a Tottenham Station rebuild.
Originally a member of the Labor Right, Hall defected to the Labor Left along with six of her colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election; the defections meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus.
Katie was re-elected to a second term as the member for Footscray at the 2022 state election, defeating the Greens candidate Elena Pereyra.
Katie has been described as a progressive who is passionate about high quality public education, climate and environmental protections, social justice, and health infrastructure for MelbourneâÂÂs west. Katie is a member of Parliamentary Friends of Palestine and Labor for Housing.