Joseph Hardy

Joseph Hardy
Nevada State Senate District 12
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
November 2014
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Leadership
Minority Whip, Nevada State Senate
2013 - present
Compensation
Base salary	$146.29/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (12 years)
Prior offices
Nevada State Assembly
2002 - 2010
Education
Bachelor's	University of Nevada, Reno
Master's	Washington University, Saint Louis School of Medicine, 1976
Personal
Birthday	05/15/1949
Place of birth	Reno, NV
Profession	Chief of Staff, Boulder City Hospital/Family Physician
Religion	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Websites
Office website

Joseph Hardy (b. 1949) is a Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 12 (formerly Clark 12) since 2011. As of the 2013 session, Hardy serves as Minority Whip. Hardy also represented the 20th district of the Nevada State Assembly from 2002 to 2010.

Hardy received his Bachelor of Science in the School of Medice from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his Medical Degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1976. He served as a major in the United States Air Force. He is chief of staff of Boulder City Hospital.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hardy served on the following committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce, Labor and Energy
• Health and Human Services
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hardy served on these committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2011
• Government Affairs
• Health and Human Services
• Revenue

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, while in the Nevada Assembly, Hardy served on these committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2009
• Education
• Health and Human Services
• Ways and Means

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Joseph Hardy endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2010

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Hardy won election to the Clark 12 District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating Aaron Ford and Richard Wayne O'Dell.

Nevada State Senate, Clark 12 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Joseph Hardy (R)		35,210
Aaron Ford (D)		23,520
Richard Wayne O'Dell (I)		2,022

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hardy won re-election to the District 20 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating opponents Dan Briggs and Richard O'Dell.

Hardy raised $144,984 for his campaign.

Nevada State Assembly, District 20 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joseph Hardy (R)		14,964	66.35%
Dan Briggs		6,606	29.29%
Richard O'Dell		984	4.36%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Hardy was up for re-election, he collected $440,073 in donations.

Listed below are the four largest contributors to Hardy's 2010 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Joe Hardy Nevada Assembly District 20	$16,680
Senate Republican Leadership Conference	$10,000
Las Vegas Chamber Of Commerce	$10,000
Nevada Association Of Realtors	$10,000

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Joseph Hardy's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
MGM Mirage	$5,233
Nevada Association of Realtors	$5,000
PHRMA	$4,000
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center	$4,000
Nevada Hospital Association	$3,000

Scorecards

Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also: Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Session Review & Report Card

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty".

2011

Hardy received a score of 46.89% in the 2011 report card, ranking 25th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.

Personal

Hardy and his wife, Jill, have eight children: Joseph Paul Jr., Nicole, Emily, Leah, Spencer, Dane, Jack and Ryan.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Joseph + Hardy + Nevada + Senate"

Joseph Hardy News Feed

• Nevada Senate takes up mental health gun laws - Reno Gazette-Journal
• Nevada senator comes out during debate - Chicago Phoenix
• Legislative panel considers study on service tax - Nevada Appeal
• Nev. Senate Republicans announce mining tax plan - Reno Gazette Journal
• Senate Republicans Announce Education Priority Initiative - KRNV My News 4
• State budget, Democrats' tax strategy hang in balance as Economic Forum meets - Reno Gazette Journal (blog)
• Commentary: Nevada bills that missed deadline - Elko Daily Free Press - Elko Daily Free Press
• Commentary: The Great Nevada Mine Robbery - Elko Daily Free Press - Elko Daily Free Press

External links

Suggest a link

• Joseph Hardy's official campaign website
• Nevada Assembly - Rep. Joe Hardy
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Biography from Turn Nevada Red

References

Political offices
Preceded by Stan Olsen (R)	Nevada State Senate District 12 2010-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by '	Nevada State Assembly District 20 2002–2010	Succeeded by Cresent Hardy