Paul Hardy (politician)

Paul Jude Hardy
48th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office
March 14, 1988 – January 13, 1992
GovernorBuddy Roemer
Preceded byRobert Louis Freeman Sr.
Succeeded byMelinda Schwegmann
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
March 1976 – March 10, 1980
GovernorEdwin Edwards
Preceded byWade O. Martin Jr.
Succeeded byJames H. "Jim" Brown
Louisiana State Senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes
In office
1972–1976
Preceded byFrancis Romero
Succeeded byOswald A. Decuir
Personal details
Born (1942-10-18) October 18, 1942 (age 82)
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Political partyRepublican (1987–present)
Democratic (before 1987)
SpouseSandra "Sandi" Gatlin Hardy
RelationsMaternal uncle, Robert Angelle

Maternal grandfather, Drauzin Angelle

Brother, Director of Archival Services at Louisiana State Archives Dr.Florent Hardy Jr.
ChildrenGregory Paul Hardy
Yvette Hardy Gross.
Alma materCecilia High School
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
ProfessionAttorney
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Paul Jude Hardy (born October 18, 1942) is an American attorney from Baton Rouge, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, who was the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He served in the second-ranking post under Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992.