Jason Altmire
| Jason Altmire | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Melissa Hart |
| Succeeded by | Scott Perry |
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March 7, 1968 Kittanning, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Altmire |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Alma mater |
Florida State University George Washington University |
| Occupation | Political assistant Health care executive |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Altmire was born in western Pennsylvania, where he was raised an only child in a single parent home, by his mother, Arlene L. Altmire. His mother was of German, Irish, and Scottish descent on one side, and of Polish descent on the other. A record-breaking high-school athlete, he set a school record in track and field and was recognized as an all-star wide receiver in football before a serious knee injury kept him off the athletic field as a senior. In 1986, he matriculated at Florida State University, in Tallahassee. Following a lengthy rehabilitation of his knee injury, he tried out for and made the Seminole football team as a walk on. He graduated in 1990 with a B.S. in Political Science and worked in the Tallahassee campaign office of Douglas "Pete" Peterson, then a candidate for Congress in Florida's Second Congressional District. He later earned a Master's in Health Administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
After Peterson won the 1990 congressional race against incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Grant, he hired Altmire to work in his Capitol Hill office. Altmire worked as a legislative assistant during Peterson's three terms in office (1991–1996), specializing in domestic policy issues. He gained an expertise in health care issues and helped Peterson draft several major health care proposals. In 1993, Altmire was appointed to a working group for President Clinton's Task Force on National Health Care Reform. In 1996, when Peterson was named U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Altmire continued his work in health care policy by taking a job with the Federation of American Hospitals.
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