American politician
Joe Hart (born 1943/44) is the current Arizona State Mine Inspector. A Republican, he was first elected in 2006 as a former state representative and broadcast company owner. Hart previously served as a member of the Arizona State House of Representatives from 1992 until 2001.
Education and career
Hart attended, Fullerton Junior College and Mohare Community College.[1]
Hart previously worked for the Black Mountain Cattle Company, as the Safety Inspector for the Duval Mining Corporation (then owner of the Mineral Park mine) and at Hart to Hart Trucking.[1] He is also the owner of radio stations KGMN, KZKE, and KYET, and television station KKAX.[2]
Electoral history
Arizona State Mine Inspector Election, 2014
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
1,050,509
|
100.00
|
Arizona State Mine Inspector Election, 2010
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
916,046
|
57.13
|
Democratic
|
Manuel Cruz
|
687,310
|
42.87
|
Arizona State Mine Inspector Election, 2006
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart
|
1,057,097
|
100.00
|
State Mine Inspector - 2006 Republican Primary
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Joe Hart
|
127,800
|
50.6
|
Larry Nelson
|
124,778
|
49.4
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Election, 1998
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
23,375
|
40.71
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
18,144
|
31.60
|
Democratic
|
Richard "Cowboy" Swanson
|
15,903
|
27.69
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Election, 1996
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
35,953
|
42.27
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
31,979
|
37.59
|
Libertarian
|
John Williams
|
8,853
|
10.41
|
Libertarian
|
Sunny Reid
|
8,280
|
9.73
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1996
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
7,900
|
45.74
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
6,864
|
39.74
|
Republican
|
Timothy Webb
|
2,507
|
14.52
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Election, 1994
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
24,771
|
39.69
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
19,989
|
32.03
|
Democratic
|
Florence Karlstrom
|
17,644
|
28.27
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1994
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
6,188
|
36.37
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart (inc.)
|
6,010
|
35.32
|
Republican
|
Barbara Miller
|
4,818
|
28.31
|
Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Election, 1992
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Republican
|
John Verkamp (inc.)
|
26,738
|
28.46
|
Republican
|
Joe Hart
|
19,696
|
20.96
|
Democratic
|
Ginger Engen
|
19,015
|
20.24
|
Democratic
|
Joe Lingerfelt
|
18,201
|
19.37
|
Independent Republican
|
Ben Benton
|
5,532
|
5.89
|
Libertarian
|
Clifford "Sunny" Reid, Jr.
|
2,430
|
2.59
|
Libertarian
|
Eric Boudette
|
2,345
|
2.50
|
References
External links
Statewide political officials of Arizona |
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U.S. Senators | | |
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State government |
- Doug Ducey, Governor
- Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State
- Mark Brnovich, Attorney General
- Kimberly Yee, Treasurer
- Kathy Hoffman, Superintendent of Public Education
- Joe Hart, Mine Inspector
- Bob Burns, Andy Tobin, Justin Olson, Boyd Dunn, Sandra Kennedy Arizona Corporation Commission
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Supreme Court | |
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