Background
Hart, Jerome Thomas was born on July 23, 1932 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
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Jerome Thomas Hart
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Jerome Thomas Hart, American state senator. Treasurer Saginaw County Democratic Committee, Michigan, 1956—1960; president Saginaw County Democratic Club, 1958—1960; member Democratic State Central Committee, 1959—1963; chairman 8th Congressional District, 1962—1964, re-elected, 1974; secretary-treasurer Catholic Cemetery Commission, 1960—1962.
Career
Born to Bernard and Florence Hart in Saginaw in 1932, Hart was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in 1958 and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1962 and 1972. He served on the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee from 1959 through 1963 and was an alternate delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. He was also an executive assistant to the state treasurer.
While in the Senate, Hart served on the Appropriations Committee, and chaired the committee from 1975 through 1982.
In the 1982 election, redistricting put Hart in the same Senate district—the 14th—as fellow Senator Robert Doctorate. Young. He suffered a stroke in 1981.
Hart died on January 20, 1995, aged 62.
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Membership
Treasurer Saginaw County Democratic Committee, Michigan, 1956—1960. President Saginaw County Democratic Club, 1958—1960. Member Democratic State Central Committee, 1959—1963.
Chairman 8th Congressional District, 1962—1964, re-elected, 1974. Secretary-treasurer Catholic Cemetery Commission, 1960—1962.
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Political Party
Democratic party
Career
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1954 - 1960