Up for auction a RARE! "Colorado Senator" Gary Hart Signed TLS Dated 1995. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. ES - 6015 Gary Warren Hart (born Gary
Warren Hartpence; November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat,
and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988
Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out over
allegations of an extramarital affair. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from
1975 to 1987. Born in Ottawa, Kansas, he pursued a legal career in Denver, Colorado, after graduating from Yale Law School. He managed Senator George McGovern's successful campaign for the 1972
Democratic presidential nomination and McGovern's unsuccessful
general election campaign against President Richard
Nixon. Hart defeated incumbent Republican Senator Peter Dominick in Colorado's 1974 Senate election. In the
Senate, he served on the Church Committee and led the Senate investigation
regarding the Three Mile Island accident.
After narrowly winning re-election in 1980, he sponsored the Semiconductor
Chip Protection Act of 1984, becoming known as an "Atari Democrat". Hart sought the Democratic presidential
nomination in 1984,
narrowly losing the race to former Vice President Walter Mondale. Hart declined to seek re-election to the
Senate in 1986 and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. He
was widely viewed as the front-runner until reports surfaced of an extramarital
affair, and Hart withdrew from the race in May 1987. He re-entered the race in
December 1987 but withdrew from the race again after faring poorly in the early
primaries. Hart returned to private practice after the 1988 election and served
in a variety of public roles. He co-chaired the Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security, served on
the Homeland Security Advisory
Council, and was the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. He earned a
doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford and
has written for outlets such as The Huffington Post.
He has also written several books, including a biography of President James Monroe. Hart has been married to Lee (Ludwig) since 1958
and has two children. |