▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁service , ▁and ▁deal ▁with ▁fundamental ▁issues ▁for ▁society , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁environment , ▁health , ▁education , ▁public ▁transport ation , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Hart ung ▁won ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁Congress man ▁( 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 ), ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Vit ória , ▁the ▁state ▁capital . ▁His ▁out standing ▁performance ▁led ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁whose ▁leadership ▁was ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁José ▁Ser ra , ▁then ▁federal ▁deput y ▁for ▁Sa o ▁Paulo , ▁most ▁important ▁federal ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Republic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁municipal ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁in ▁them ▁Paulo ▁Hart ung ▁launched ▁his ▁candid acy ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Vit ória ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 7 ). ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁handed ▁over ▁his ▁charge ▁to ▁his ▁elected ▁successor , ▁Lu iz ▁Paulo ▁V ello zo ▁Lucas , ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁PS DB , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁that ▁country , ▁the ▁int ensive ▁program ▁on ▁Public ▁Administration ▁and ▁Political ▁System ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁Paulo ▁Hart ung ▁took ▁at