Jason Altmire

Jason Altmire has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, since 2007.

Environmental record
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Biography
Altmire was raised in Lower Burnell, Pennsylvania and graduated from Florida State University. After college Altmire went to Washington where worked for Rep. Pete Peterson of Florida as a Legislative Assistant and was later appointed to a working group for President Clinton’s Task Force on National Health Care Reform. Altmire worked for the Federation of American Hospitals as a health policy legislation expert and, most recently, worked as Acting Vice President for Government Relations and Community Health Services for UPMC.

Altmire also sat on the Legislative Committees for both the Allegheny Valley and the Northern Allegheny Chambers of Commerce.

2006 congressional elections
Altmire challenged incumbent Republican Rep. Melissa Hart in the 2006 congressional elections, and won with 52% of the vote.

Money in politics
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Committees and Affiliations

 * House Committee on Education and Labor
 * Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
 * Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management
 * Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines
 * House Committee on Small Business
 * Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare, and Trade
 * Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Chair

Resources

 * Jason Altmire for Congress, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * The All-Spin Zone