Preceded by Steven Horsford Succeeded by Ellen Spiegel Education Dixie State University Preceded by Joe Hardy Spouse Peri Hardy | Succeeded by Chris Edwards Name Cresent Hardy Preceded by Steven Brooks Political party Republican Party Republican Party | |
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Born June 23, 1957 (age 66)
Mesquite, Nevada, U.S. ( 1957-06-23 ) Role United States Representative Office United States Representative since 2015 Children Kagen Hardy, Stacha Hardy, Archer Hardy, Vonae Hardy Similar People Joe Heck, Dina Titus, Mark Amodei, Dean Heller Profiles | ||
Congressman cresent hardy speaks on house floor regarding highway transportation funding act
Cresent Leo Hardy (born June 23, 1957) is an American politician from the state of Nevada; he was the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Hardy was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing the 19th district prior to his election to the House. He lost his bid for re-election in the 2016 general election to Democratic challenger Ruben Kihuen.
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- Congressman cresent hardy speaks on house floor regarding highway transportation funding act
- Cresent hardy the 47 is true it s bigger
- Early life and career
- 2014 election
- 2016 election
- Committee assignments
- References
Cresent hardy the 47 is true it s bigger
Early life and career
Hardy graduated from Virgin Valley High School and Dixie State College. He served as a city councilor for Mesquite, Nevada. He was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 2010.
2014 election
Hardy ran as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Nevada's 4th congressional district, held by Steven Horsford of the Democratic Party, in the 2014 elections.
Hardy defeated Horsford.
2016 election
Hardy ran for re-election in 2016. Hardy faced two challengers in the Republican primary in June 2016, winning 77.44% of the vote. In the general election, he faced Democratic state senator Ruben Kihuen. Kihuen defeated Hardy with 48.5% of the vote.
After initially supporting Donald Trump's presidential bid, in October 2016 Hardy said he would not vote for Trump.