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Phil Harding
Phil Harding (Republican Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 115. He lost in the Republican primary on August 8, 2023.
Harding completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Phil Harding was born in Cambridge, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in 1982 and earned a graduate degree from Troy University in 2001. His career experience includes working as a military officer and owning and operating a third party logistics business. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 2012.[1]
Harding has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- First Presbyterian of Church Biloxi
- Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
- Gulf Coast Veterans Parade
- Harrison County Republican Club
- Mississippi Coast Military Officers Association
- Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
- Biloxi Businessmen’s Club
- Gulfport Exchange Club
- National Rifle Association
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115
Zachary Grady won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zachary Grady (R) | 100.0 | 2,348 |
| Total votes: 2,348 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115
Zachary Grady defeated Felix Gines in the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115 on August 29, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zachary Grady | 61.7 | 719 |
 | Felix Gines | 38.3 | 447 | |
| Total votes: 1,166 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115
Zachary Grady and Felix Gines advanced to a runoff. They defeated Phil Harding in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 115 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zachary Grady | 45.7 | 815 |
| ✔ | | Felix Gines | 39.1 | 696 |
 | Phil Harding | 15.2 | 271 | |
| Total votes: 1,782 | |||
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Endorsements
Harding received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phil Harding completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harding's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Dedicated husband, father, grandfather. Happily married 38 years w/ three sons, seven grandchildren.
Career Air Force Officer--retired in 2012 as a full Colonel. Dedicated my life to service in defense of our Nation and our Constitution. Served as a Missile Launch Officer in charge of as many as 200 nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. Led deployment planning and operations for a Bomber Wing and a Special Operations Wing. Twice commanded front-line logistics units in Korea. Led Aviation Logistics Operations for Air Forces in the Pacific Theater. Deputy Support Group Commander for an Intelligence Wing. Director of Expeditionary Training for Airmen deploy combat zones worldwide. Served 12 months deployed in Iraq.
Successful Small Business Owner, operating a freight shipping business for the past 8 years.
Community Leader:
- Deacon--First Presbyterian of Church Biloxi - President--John C. Robinson “Brown Condor” Ass'n | Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum - Vice President--Gulf Coast Veterans Parade - Past President, Treasurer--Harrison County Republican Club - Past President, Board Member--Mississippi Coast Military Officers Association - Member--Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce - Member--Biloxi Businessmen’s Club - Board Member--Gulfport Exchange ClubPROUD SOUTH MISSISSIPPIAN, BY CHOICE!
- As your State Representative, I will fight tirelessly for Biloxi, D'Iberville, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast! I will work to attract and encourage diverse, innovative, locally-driven economic development on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and across our state to bring rewarding, good-paying jobs for all Mississippians, and to provide opportunity and a bright future for our children.
- I will work to make our State Government more efficient and responsive to the needs of the People. I will work to eliminate the State Income Tax and reduce taxes overall, cut burdensome regulations and reduce the size of our bloated bureaucracy.
- I will support better schools and Education Freedom, and I will work to enact a Parents' Bill of Rights.
My very first regular job was as a caddy at our local country club. I began caddying at about 12 years old and continued until I was 16, when I got a job painting and working as general labor at a local greenhouse. I continued working there until I was in college, and even helped out by delivering flowers during peak holiday seasons for the first year or two of college.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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