James Harte was born on 27 February 1958 and is an Irish former Labour Party politician and was a member of Seanad Eireann from April 2011 to September 2015.
13 Facts About Jimmy Harte
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Jimmy Harte joined the Labour Party in 2010, running unsuccessfully for that party at the 2011 general election but was elected to the Seanad.
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Jimmy Harte set up his own insurance broker business, Harte Insurances, at the age of 24.
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The son of former Fine Gael TD Paddy Jimmy Harte, he was elected as a Fine Gael candidate to Letterkenny Town Council in 1994 and subsequently to Donegal County Council in 1999.
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Jimmy Harte subsequently stood as an independent candidate at that election but was not elected.
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Jimmy Harte joined the Labour Party in 2010 and was that party's candidate for the 2011 general election for Donegal North-East, where he was unsuccessful in winning a seat.
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Jimmy Harte was elected to Seanad Eireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel in April 2011.
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Jimmy Harte became the Labour Party Seanad spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation.
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Jimmy Harte accused some users of being xenophobic against Donegal while at the same time accusing other users of being "D4 types" in a derogatory manner.
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Jimmy Harte later removed his comments, though accepted full responsibility for them.
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Jimmy Harte was taken to Beaumont Hospital and put in an induced coma, and underwent surgery for a fractured skull and brain trauma.
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In January 2014, Jimmy Harte was transferred back to Beaumont Hospital in a critical condition.
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Jimmy Harte resigned from the Seanad on 23 September 2015, and underwent rehabilitative care for 2 years.