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2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district

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	A poll conducted in the congressional district in mid-December 2020 showed that a strong majority of voters oppose Hart's attempt to overturn the election, including 25% of those who had voted for her.<ref>[https://americanactionnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AAN-IA-02-Poll.pdf IOWA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 – SURVEY MEMORANDUM]</ref> Nearly 70% said that the matter would be more appropriate to be settled in an Iowa court rather than by Washington politicians, and most who supported her said that they would be less likely in the future to support a candidate who attempts to overturn an election via the House.		A poll conducted in the congressional district in mid-December 2020 showed that a strong majority of voters oppose Hart's attempt to overturn the election, including 25% of those who had voted for her.<ref>[https://americanactionnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AAN-IA-02-Poll.pdf IOWA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 – SURVEY MEMORANDUM]</ref> Nearly 70% said that the matter would be more appropriate to be settled in an Iowa court rather than by Washington politicians, and most who supported her said that they would be less likely in the future to support a candidate who attempts to overturn an election via the House.
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		+	[[Nancy Pelosi]] assured on December 30, 2020 that Miller-Meeks will be seated but only "provisionally", as the matter will still head to the Committee on House Administration.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532095-pelosi-to-seat-iowa-republican-as-democratic-challenger-contests-election Pelosi to seat Iowa Republican as Democratic challenger contests election results]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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 *[https://who13.com/news/fred-hubbell-announces-running-mate/ Fred Hubbell Announces Running Mate]
 *[https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20180616/farmer-and-lawmaker-rita-hart-selected-as-fred-hubbells-running-mate Farmer and lawmaker Rita Hart selected as Fred Hubbell’s running mate]
-*[https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/fred-hubbel-running-mate-state-sen-rita-hart-farmer-wheatland-clinton-county-iowa-20180616 Hubbell picks rural state Sen. Rita Hart as running mate]</ref>
+*[https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/fred-hubbel-running-mate-state-sen-rita-hart-farmer-wheatland-clinton-county-iowa-20180616 Hubbell picks rural state Sen. Rita Hart as running mate]</ref> Despite the pair being expected to narrowly win the general election over Republicans Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg, the latter won by a slim margin.<ref>Two references:
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 In June 2018 amidst the 2018 gubernatorial race in Iowa, Democrat nominee Fred Hubbell picked Hart as his running mate.<ref>Two references:
 *[https://who13.com/news/fred-hubbell-announces-running-mate/ Fred Hubbell Announces Running Mate]
-*[https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20180616/farmer-and-lawmaker-rita-hart-selected-as-fred-hubbells-running-mate Farmer and lawmaker Rita Hart selected as Fred Hubbell’s running mate]</ref>
+*[https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20180616/farmer-and-lawmaker-rita-hart-selected-as-fred-hubbells-running-mate Farmer and lawmaker Rita Hart selected as Fred Hubbell’s running mate]
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	In April 2018, Hart joined all other Democrats in the state Senate in voting against legislation to require all local law enforcement to cooperate with [[ICE]] detainer requests.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24479/62620/137924/requires-law-enforcement-for-comply-with-ice-detainer-requests#62620 SF 481 - Requires Law Enforcement for Comply with ICE Detainer Requests - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>		In April 2018, Hart joined all other Democrats in the state Senate in voting against legislation to require all local law enforcement to cooperate with [[ICE]] detainer requests.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24479/62620/137924/requires-law-enforcement-for-comply-with-ice-detainer-requests#62620 SF 481 - Requires Law Enforcement for Comply with ICE Detainer Requests - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	==2018 Iowa gubernatorial election==
		+	In June 2018 amidst the 2018 gubernatorial race in Iowa, Democrat nominee Fred Hubbell picked Hart as his running mate.<ref>Two references:
		+	*[https://who13.com/news/fred-hubbell-announces-running-mate/ Fred Hubbell Announces Running Mate]
		+	*[https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20180616/farmer-and-lawmaker-rita-hart-selected-as-fred-hubbells-running-mate Farmer and lawmaker Rita Hart selected as Fred Hubbell’s running mate]</ref>

	==2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district==		==2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district==

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 As votes were being counted on Election Night and for many days since, the election proved to be a very close one, with Miller-Meeks leading Hart by merely forty-eight votes at one point.<ref name="Iowa House candidate to file for recount"/> A recount supported by Hart that showed Miller-Meeks leading by only six votes<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/28/iowa-recount-republican-leads-congressional-race-6-votes/6453804002/ Republican candidate leads congressional race in Iowa by 6 votes, recount finds]</ref> was soon followed by the results being certified,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/523573-republican-miller-meeks-wins-race-for-open-iowa-house-race Iowa officials certify Republican Miller-Meeks's 6-vote victory]</ref> and Miller-Meeks was declared the winner.
-Hart, despite losing, showed herself as a sore loser in announcing that she would appeal to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for the race to be "reviewed" via the Federal Contested Elections Act,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/1230-report/528426-iowa-democrat-who-lost-by-6-votes-will-appeal-to-house Iowa Democrat who lost by six votes will appeal to House]</ref> which she did three weeks later.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531293-iowa-democrat-asks-house-to-review-race-she-lost-by-6-votes Iowa Democrat asks House to review race she lost by 6 votes]</ref> Moronic liberals claimed that there supposedly had been more votes to be counted, despite the fact that such could have been resolved in the recount. Many of them falsely claimed that conservatives were "hypocritical" for opposing Hart's efforts while supporting the Trump campaign's fight against [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]] corruption, ''blatantly ignoring the fact that there has been no evidence of any potential election fraud in Iowa's 2nd district.'' In addition, Hart's appealing to the House to potentially overrule the election was undemocratic because of the fact that she could have addressed the problem to an Iowa court, which she refused to do.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/02/iowa-democrat-rita-hart-to-appeal-2nd-district-results-to-house/ Iowa Democrat Rita Hart to appeal 2nd District results to House]</ref>
+Hart, despite losing, showed herself as a sore loser in announcing that she would appeal to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for the race to be "reviewed" via the Federal Contested Elections Act,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/1230-report/528426-iowa-democrat-who-lost-by-6-votes-will-appeal-to-house Iowa Democrat who lost by six votes will appeal to House]</ref> which she did three weeks later.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531293-iowa-democrat-asks-house-to-review-race-she-lost-by-6-votes Iowa Democrat asks House to review race she lost by 6 votes]</ref> She is being represented by Democrat attorney [[Marc Elias]].<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rita-hart-s-appeal-to-congress-doesn-t-have-a-happy-ending-especially-after-she-passed-over-iowa-judges-she-should-concede/ar-BB1bS0QS Rita Hart's appeal to Congress doesn't have a happy ending, especially after she passed over Iowa judges. She should concede.]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/23/attorney-marc-elias-leads-democrat-effort-to-overturn-house-race-in-iowas-2nd-district/ Attorney Marc Elias Leads Democrat Effort to Overturn House Race in Iowa’s 2nd District]</ref> Moronic liberals claimed that there supposedly had been more votes to be counted, despite the fact that such could have been resolved in the recount. Many of them falsely claimed that conservatives were "hypocritical" for opposing Hart's efforts while supporting the Trump campaign's fight against [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]] corruption, ''blatantly ignoring the fact that there has been no evidence of any potential election fraud in Iowa's 2nd district.'' In addition, Hart's appealing to the House to potentially overrule the election was undemocratic because of the fact that she could have addressed the problem to an Iowa court, which she refused to do.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/02/iowa-democrat-rita-hart-to-appeal-2nd-district-results-to-house/ Iowa Democrat Rita Hart to appeal 2nd District results to House]</ref>
 Iowa senators [[Chuck Grassley]] and [[Joni Ernst]] as well as representatives-elect [[Ashley Hinson]] and [[Randy Feenstra]] have urged the House to turn down Hart's request.<ref>[https://kwwl.com/2020/12/15/iowa-republicans-urge-u-s-house-to-reject-harts-appeal-in-2nd-congressional-district-race/ Iowa Republicans urge U.S. House to reject Hart’s appeal in 2nd Congressional District race]</ref>

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	'''Rita Hart''' (born May 5, 1956) is a former state senator from [[Iowa]]'s 49th district. A liberal [[Democrat]], she ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2020 U.S. House elections\|2020 elections]] following the announced retirement of seven-term [[left-wing]] congressman [[Dave Loebsack]]. After at least one recount which she pushed for,<ref name="Iowa House candidate to file for recount">[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/525679-iowa-house-candidate-to-file-for-recount Iowa House candidate to file for recount]</ref> it was announced that she lost to [[Republican]] opponent [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] by merely six votes, and currently is attempting to steal the race.		'''Rita Hart''' (born May 5, 1956) is a former state senator from [[Iowa]]'s 49th district. A liberal [[Democrat]], she ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2020 U.S. House elections\|2020 elections]] following the announced retirement of seven-term [[left-wing]] congressman [[Dave Loebsack]]. After at least one recount which she pushed for,<ref name="Iowa House candidate to file for recount">[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/525679-iowa-house-candidate-to-file-for-recount Iowa House candidate to file for recount]</ref> it was announced that she lost to [[Republican]] opponent [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] by merely six votes, and currently is attempting to steal the race.
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		+	==Iowa Senate==
		+	Hart voted in late March 2013 in favor of legislation to expand [[Medicaid]] under [[Obamacare]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/16404/43306/137924/expands-medicaid-eligibility#43306 SF 296 - Expands Medicaid Eligibility - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	In early 2015, Sen. Hart voted in favor of a bill to increase the statewide [[minimum wage]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/19445/51105/137924/increases-minimum-wage#51105 SF 269 - Increases Minimum Wage - Iowa Key Vote]</ref> She also voted in favor of expanding availability to [[medical marijuana]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/19756/52129/137924/expands-medical-marijuana-uses#52129 SF 484 - Expands Medical Marijuana Uses - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	Hart voted in favor of a bill in March 2016 to make "misgendering" someone designated as a [[hate crime]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/21363/56024/137924/amends-definition-of-hate-crime-to-include-gender-identity-or-expression#56024 SF 2284 - Amends Definition of Hate Crime to Include Gender Identity or Expression - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	Largely having held a [[pro-abortion]] record, Hart voted against a bill in March 2017 to ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/22614/58751/137924/prohibits-abortion-after-20-weeks-of-pregnancy#58751 SF 471 - Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy - Iowa Key Vote]</ref> She also voted against a measure to defund [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/22894/59536/137924/reduces-government-fund-allocations-to-planned-parenthood#59536 HF 653 - Reduces Government Fund Allocations to Planned Parenthood - Iowa Key Vote]</ref> Unsurprisingly, Hart voted against legislation to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24568/62844/137924/prohibits-abortion-after-a-heartbeat-is-detected#62844 SF 359 - Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	Hart voted against a bill in late February 2018 to decrease tax rates.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24445/62466/137924/decreases-income-tax-rates#62466 SF 2383 - Decreases Income Tax Rates - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
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		+	In April 2018, Hart joined all other Democrats in the state Senate in voting against legislation to require all local law enforcement to cooperate with [[ICE]] detainer requests.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24479/62620/137924/requires-law-enforcement-for-comply-with-ice-detainer-requests#62620 SF 481 - Requires Law Enforcement for Comply with ICE Detainer Requests - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>

	==2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district==		==2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district==

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 {{Officeholder
 |name=Rita Hart
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+|image=RitaHartIowa.jpeg
 |party=[[Democrat]]
 |spouse=Paul Hart

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		+	{{Officeholder
		+	\|name=Rita Hart
		+	\|image=
		+	\|party=[[Democrat]]
		+	\|spouse=Paul Hart
		+	\|religion=
		+	\|offices=
		+	{{Officeholder/state senator
		+	\|state=Iowa
		+	\|district=49th
		+	\|terms=January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
		+	\|preceded=Hubert Houser
		+	\|former=y
		+	\|succeeded=Chris Cournoyer
		+	}}
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	'''Rita Hart''' (born May 5, 1956) is a former state senator from [[Iowa]]'s 49th district. A liberal [[Democrat]], she ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2020 U.S. House elections\|2020 elections]] following the announced retirement of seven-term [[left-wing]] congressman [[Dave Loebsack]]. After at least one recount which she pushed for,<ref name="Iowa House candidate to file for recount">[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/525679-iowa-house-candidate-to-file-for-recount Iowa House candidate to file for recount]</ref> it was announced that she lost to [[Republican]] opponent [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] by merely six votes, and currently is attempting to steal the race.		'''Rita Hart''' (born May 5, 1956) is a former state senator from [[Iowa]]'s 49th district. A liberal [[Democrat]], she ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2020 U.S. House elections\|2020 elections]] following the announced retirement of seven-term [[left-wing]] congressman [[Dave Loebsack]]. After at least one recount which she pushed for,<ref name="Iowa House candidate to file for recount">[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/525679-iowa-house-candidate-to-file-for-recount Iowa House candidate to file for recount]</ref> it was announced that she lost to [[Republican]] opponent [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] by merely six votes, and currently is attempting to steal the race.