Gary Hart

American politician (born 1936)

Gary Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence; November 28, 1936) is an American politician, lawyer, author, professor and commentator. He was the United States senator of Colorado serving from 1975 through 1987. He ran in the United States presidential elections in 1984 and again in 1988 for the Democratic Party.

Gary Hart
United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
In office
October 21, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDeclan Kelly (2011)
Succeeded byMick Mulvaney (2020)
Vice Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
In office
June 5, 2009 – February 8, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames Schlesinger
Succeeded byBill Bratton
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byPeter Dominick
Succeeded byTim Wirth
Personal details
Born
Gary Warren Hartpence

(1936-11-28) November 28, 1936 (age 88)
Ottawa, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Oletha Lee Ludwig
(m. 1958; died 2021)
ChildrenAndrea
John
Alma materSouthern Nazarene University
Yale University
St Antony's College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
UnitUnited States Naval Reserve

Hart was born Garry Warren Hartpence in Ottawa, Kansas.[1]

References

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  1. U.S. Congress. "Hart, Gary Warren - Biographical Information". Retrieved November 8, 2012.

Other websites

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