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Phil Hare

Phil Hare served as a representative for Illinois (2007-2011).

  • Democratic
  • Illinois
  • District 17
  • Former
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Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Illinois

Representing constituents across the Illinois delegation.

District District 17

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 2007-2011

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Phil Hare served as a Representative from Illinois in the United States Congress from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Phil Hare contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Phil Hare’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Phil Hare participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

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.

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