'''Gary Hart''' (b. 1936) (born Gary Warren Hartpence) was the front-runner for the [[Democratic]] presidential nomination in 1984, when [[Walter Mondale]] beat him by gaining endorsements from the key labor unions, and again in 1988 when he self-destructed. Previously he served as a [[Democratic]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Colorado]] (1975–1987).<ref> {{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000287 |title=Hart, Gary Warren |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress }}</ref> | '''Gary Hart''' (b. 1936) (born Gary Warren Hartpence) was the front-runner for the [[Democratic]] presidential nomination in 1984, when [[Walter Mondale]] beat him by gaining endorsements from the key labor unions, and again in 1988 when he self-destructed. Previously he served as a [[Democratic]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Colorado]] (1975–1987).<ref> {{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000287 |title=Hart, Gary Warren |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress }}</ref> |