Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013. He was a bipartisan centrist known for working with both sides of the aisle, which led to an extraordinary record of legislative success. He had 29 of his legislative initiatives signed into law, went more than five years without missing a single vote, and introduced a bipartisan bill that gained the most cosponsors of any congressional bill in American history. During his time in office, the nonpartisan National Journal calculated Altmire's voting record to be at the exact midpoint of the House -- the Dead Center -- giving him the most centrist voting record in Congress. He has been profiled by numerous national publications and has appeared o ...more

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“As the Wason study demonstrated, people’s unwillingness to consider that they might be wrong can prevent them from finding the right answer. This type of motivated reasoning is common among partisans.”
Jason Altmire, Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It

“Unfortunately, the voices of those on the ideological extremes are magnified due to the lack of engagement of those in the center.”
Jason Altmire, Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It

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