Mark Hart (born 1968) is an American politician, paramedic, and firefighter serving as a member of the

Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...

from the 78th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office in January 2017.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

Falmouth, Kentucky Falmouth is a home rule-class city in, and the county seat of, Pendleton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,169 according to the 2010 census. It lies at the confluence of the South and Main forks of the Licking River ...

, Hart graduated from Pendleton County High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and psychology from

Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It is primarily an undergraduate institution with over 14,000 students; over 12,000 are undergraduate students and nearly 2,000 are graduate students. Northern K ...

Career

In 1995, Hart began his career as a biological science research assistant for the

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. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as a substitute teacher for the Pendleton County Schools. From 1996 to 1999, Hart was a blood bank technician at the Hoxworth Blood Center. From 1994 to 2003, Hart served as an artilleryman and medic in the

Kentucky Army National Guard The Kentucky Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one t ...

. He later served as a fire lieutenant in the Lexington Fire Department. He also worked for the Cynthiana/Harrison County Emergency Management Agency and served as a captain for the Pendleton County Emergency Medical Service. Hart was elected to the

in November 2016 and assumed office in January 2017. Since 2017, he has served as vice chair of the House Agriculture Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Mark 1968 births Living people People from Pendleton County, Kentucky Northern Kentucky University alumni Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators