Joe Hart (born May 8, 1944) 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