What is Rita Hart?
[[File:RitaHartIowa.jpeg|thumb|Rita Hart]] '''Rita Hart''' (born May 5, 1956) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] from [[Iowa]]. She became the [[Iowa Senate|Iowa State Senator]] from the 49th District in 2013. Hart is a member of the [[United States]]' [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=State Senator|publisher=The Iowa Legislature|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=86&personID=10734|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216192551/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=86&personID=10734|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Hart is a lifelong [[farmer]] and 20-year educator. In June 2018, [[Fred Hubbell]] said Hart would join the Democratic ticket as the candidate for [[lieutenant governor]] in the 2018 governor election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fred Hubbell Names Sen. Rita Hart as Democratic Ticket|publisher=Des Moines Register|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/16/fred-hubbell-rita-hart-running-mate-lieutentant-governor-kim-reynolds-iowa-governor-race/705382002|access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> Hart was born in [[Charles City, Iowa]]. Hart ran for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2020, but lost the election to Republican [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] by six votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Zachary Oren Smith and Brianne|title=Iowa certifies Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks won Iowa's 2nd Congressional District seat — by 6 votes|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/30/iowa-panel-certifies-2nd-congresssional-district-2020-election-results/6464892002/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Rita}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Iowa]] [[Category:Living