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Rick Hardcastle
Rick Hardcastle is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 68 from 1999 to 2013.
Hardcastle has worked for the Rolling H. Cattle Company, and has previously worked for Terra, Incorporated, and Hardcastle AgAir.[1]
Biography
Hardcastle has been a successful small-business owner in the chemical and fertilizer business and operated the Rolling H Cattle Company, a diversified farming and ranching operation, for many years.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Rick Hardcastle served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1685 - Relating to the sale of certain alcoholic beverages to private club registration permit holders.
- HB 2811 - Relating to the implementation of and incentives for projects involving the capture, transportation, injection, sequestration, geologic storage, or abatement of carbon dioxide.[2]
Elections
2012
Hardcastle announced in August 2011 that he would not be seeking re-election in 2012.[3]
2010
Hardcastle won re-election unopposed in District 68 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 68 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Rick Hardcastle (R)
|
29,140 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hardcastle won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 68th District. Hardcastle ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 41,543 votes in the election.[5] Hardcastle raised $165,835 for his campaign.[6]
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Hardcastle
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2004, 2002, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 68 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Rick Hardcastle on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hardcastle
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Hardcastle
- ↑ Times Record News, "Hardcastle to retire," August 29, 2011
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 68 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 68 1999–2013 |
Succeeded by Drew Springer (R) |
