John A. Hart., Jr. (born April 21, 1961) is an American lawyer and former

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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from 2002 to 2013. He was educated at

Boston College High School Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male, Society of Jesus, Jesuit, Catholic Church, Catholic College-preparatory school, college-preparatory day school in the Columbia Point, Boston, Columbia Point neighborhood of Dorche ...

Worcester Academy Worcester Academy is a co-ed private boarding school in Worcester, Massachusetts serving grades 6-12. It is the oldest school founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest day-boarding schools in the United States. A coeducation ...

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

(B.A.), and

Harvard Kennedy School The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

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(M.P.A.). Hart also graduated from New England Law - Boston (J.D.). Hart was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2002 by a special election to fill the First Suffolk Senate Seat. Prior to his election to the State Senate, he served as a State Representative in the

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from 1996 to 2002. He resigned from the legislature in 2013 to join a private law firm.

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* 1961 births Living people Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators Tufts University alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Worcester Academy alumni Boston College High School alumni 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MASenate-stub