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Phil Hart
Phil Hart
	Hart at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty
Member of the Idaho Senate; from the 2nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 1, 2022
Preceded by	Steve Vick
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives; from the District 3 seat B district
	In office; December 1, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Preceded by	Wayne R. Meyer
Succeeded by	Frank Henderson (redistricting)
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Kellogg, Idaho
Alma mater	University of Utah; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Politician
Website	hart4idaho.us

Phil Hart is an American politician and businessman, serving in the Idaho Senate since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives for Legislative District 3B from 2004 to 2012.

Hart is notable for having stopped filing both federal and state income tax returns in 1996, while he unsuccessfully pressed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal income tax as unconstitutional. After the case was rejected, he began filing returns again, but he continued to fight an order to pay more than $53,000 in back state income taxes.^[1]^[2]

Education

Hart earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Elections

2018

Hart was defeated by incumbent Paul Shepherd in the Republican primary taking 41.3% of the vote.^[3]

2012

Redistricted to 2B, Hart lost the four-way May 15, 2012, Republican primary to Ed Morse, getting only 31.2% of the vote.^[4]

2010

Hart was unopposed for the Republican Primary.^[5]

Hart won the general election with 80.1% of the vote against write-in candidate Howard Griffiths.^[6]

2008

Hart won the Republican primary with 2,714 votes against David Rawls^[7]

Hart was unopposed for the general election votes.^[8]

2006

Hart won the Republican primary with 57% of the vote, again against Wayne R. Meyer.^[9]

Hart was unopposed for the general election.^[10]

2004

Hart challenged Wayne R. Meyer in the May 25, 2004, Republican primary, winning with 60.25% of the vote.^[11]

Hart won the general election by defeating Wayne R. Meyer again this time as a write-in candidate, with 91% of the vote.^[12]

2002

When Republican Representative Kris Ellis was re-districted to District 4, Hart ran as the Constitution Party nominee, but lost the November 5, 2002, general election to Republican Wayne R. Meyer only getting 31.7% of the vote.^[13]

References

^ "House Membership: Phil Hart". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ "Representative Phil Hart's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ "State of Idaho Elections Database » Candidate: Phil Hart". State of Idaho Elections Database. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
^ "2012 Primary Results legislative". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 23, 2006 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 7, 2006 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2004 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2004 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ Cenarrusa, Pete T. "November 5, 2002 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.