Joe Hardy (politician)

Joe Hardy
Mayor of Boulder City[1]
Assumed office
November 29, 2022
Preceded byKiernan McManus
President pro tempore of the Nevada Senate
In office
January 2015 – November 9, 2016
Preceded byDavid Parks
Succeeded byMo Denis
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 12th district
In office
November 3, 2010 – November 9, 2022
Preceded byStan Olsen
Succeeded byJeff Stone (Redistricting)
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 20th district
In office
November 6, 2002 – November 3, 2010
Preceded byKathy Von Tobel
Succeeded byCresent Hardy
Personal details
Born
Joseph Paul Hardy

(1949-05-15) May 15, 1949 (age 75)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJill Sweningsen
Children8
Alma materUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Washington University in St. Louis (M.D.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force seal United States Air Force
Rank Major

Joseph Paul Hardy (born May 15, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing District 12. Hardy was first elected to the Senate in 2010 when, before redistricting and a change in the nomenclature of the districts, he represented Clark County Number 12. His district represents rural areas of southeast Clark County including the communities of Boulder City, Laughlin, Searchlight, Henderson, Overton, Bunkerville, Mesquite, as well as Nellis Air Force Base, Lake Mead, and Valley of Fire State Park. Hardy previously represented Clark County District 20 from 2002 to 2010.

He served a LDS mission in France.[2] Hardy is currently an Associate Professor and Staff Physician in the Department of Primary Care at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine.[3]

  1. ^ "Meeting".
  2. ^ "NVGOP Senator Joe Hardy About Page". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. ^ "Dr. Joe Hardy". Touro Health Center. Touro University Nevada. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.