Melissa Hart | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Ron Klink |
Succeeded by | Jason Altmire |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 40th district | |
In office January 1, 1991[1] – January 3, 2001[2] | |
Preceded by | John Regoli |
Succeeded by | Jane Orie |
Personal details | |
Born | Melissa Anne Hart April 4, 1962 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Washington and Jefferson College (BA) University of Pittsburgh (JD) |
Melissa Ann Hart (born April 4, 1962)[3] is an American lawyer and politician. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing western Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. In the 2006 midterm elections, Hart lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jason Altmire. She challenged Altmire again in the 2008 election, but was defeated again.
She was a candidate for Republican nomination in the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, but dropped out on May 13, four days before the primary election and endorsed Lou Barletta.[4][5]