Cresent Hardy
{{Short description|American politician (born 1957)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Cresent Hardy
|image = 2015-01-08 OfficialPhoto RepCresentHardy NV04.jpg
|state = Nevada
|district = {{ushr|NV|4|4th}}
|term_start = January 3, 2015
|term_end = January 3, 2017
|predecessor = Steven Horsford
|successor = Ruben Kihuen
|office2 = Member of the Nevada Assembly
|constituency2 = 20th district (2010–2012)
19th district (2012–2014)
|term_start2 = November 3, 2010
|term_end2 = November 5, 2014
|predecessor2 = Joe Hardy
|successor2 = Chris Edwards
|birth_name = Cresent Leo Hardy
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|23}}
|birth_place = Mesquite, Nevada, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Peri Jean
|children = 4
|education = Dixie State University (BA)
|website =
}}
Cresent Leo Hardy (born June 23, 1957) is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|NV|4}} from 2015 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Nevada Assembly from 2010 to 2014.{{Cite web |title=Nevada-4: Cresent Hardy (R) |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/article/535530 |access-date=November 18, 2014 |website=www.nationaljournal.com}}{{Cite web |title=2016 Election Results |url=http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/house/article/535530 |access-date=November 14, 2016 |website=www.Politico.com}}
Hardy unseated one-term Democratic incumbent Steven Horsford in 2014, then lost his own bid for reelection in the 2016 general election to Democratic challenger Ruben Kihuen. Kihuen then retired after one term due to sexual misconduct allegations, so Hardy ran for his old seat in 2018, losing to Horsford in a rematch. Hardy later ran unsuccessfully for Nevada's 1st congressional district in the 2022 election.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-18 |title=Tarkanian rides again, Cresent Hardy joins CD-1 race |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/tarkanian-rides-again-cresent-hardy-joins-cd-1-race-2547798/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Hardy graduated from Virgin Valley High School and Dixie State College.
Business career
Since leaving college, Hardy has pursued a career in business. He is a partial owner of properties in Alaska and Utah as well as in and around Mesquite, Nevada. Prior to entering Congress, he was a partner in a construction company.{{Cite web |last=Tetreault |first=Steve |title=Hardy worth more than $1.8m but might take another hit |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/hardy-worth-more-than-1-8m-but-might-take-another-hit/ |access-date=October 24, 2018 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=July 31, 2015 }} He was also one of several owners of Mesquite's Falcon Ridge Golf Course, which he personally designed.{{Cite web |last=Roerink |first=Kyle |title=Hardy failed to pay over $5 million in taxes, loans for his private businesses |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jul/02/hardy-failed-pay-over-5-million-taxes-loans-his-pr/ |access-date=October 24, 2018 |website=Las Vegas Sun|date=July 2, 2015 }}
Hardy began his career in government by serving as the public works director in Mesquite, Nevada. He then became a member of the Virgin Valley Water District and a member of the Mesquite City Council.{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |title=Straight-talking, sometimes to a fault, Cresent Hardy reaches out to unlikely supporters |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/sep/21/nevada-congressional-election-cresent-hardy/ |access-date=October 24, 2018 |website=Las Vegas Sun|date=September 21, 2016 }} He was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 2010.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2010 |title=GOP wins rural District 20 race, knocks out Boulder City's Goya – Las Vegas Sun News |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/03/gop-wins-rural-district-20-race-knocks-out-boulder/ |access-date=October 24, 2013 |publisher=Lasvegassun.com}}
U.S. House of Representatives
=Elections=
;2014
{{see also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4}}
Hardy ran as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|NV|4}}, held by Steven Horsford of the Democratic Party, in the 2014 election.{{Cite web |last=Call |first=Roll |date=October 23, 2013 |title=Nevada Republicans Line Up to Depose Reid in 2016 : Roll Call Politics |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/nevada_republicans_line_up_to_depose_reid_in_2016-228620-1.html |access-date=October 24, 2013 |publisher=Rollcall.com}} Hardy defeated Horsford 48.5% to 45.7%.{{Cite web |last=Amber Phillips |title=Cresent Hardy closes out surprising win over Rep. Steven Horsford |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/nov/04/cresent-hardy-holds-surprising-lead-rep-steven-hor/ |access-date=November 18, 2014 |website=LasVegasSun.com|date=November 4, 2014 }}
Hardy held "a number of community meetings" after being elected. He said "the two issues he heard about most often...were jobs and health care," and these would become his priorities in office.{{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Bill |title=Hardy begins role in Congress as 'second-class citizen' |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/07/hardy-begins-role-congress-second-class-citizen/21394959/ |access-date=October 24, 2018 |website=Reno Gazette Journal}}
;2016
{{see also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4}}
Hardy ran for re-election in 2016. Hardy faced two challengers in the Republican primary in June 2016, winning 77.44% of the vote.{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Lucas |date=April 1, 2016 |title=Hardy discusses CD4 race |publisher=The Spectrum |url=http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/mesquite/2016/03/31/hardy-discusses-cd4-race/82447408/ |access-date=April 27, 2016}}{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2016 |title=2016 primary election results: A look at several key races |url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/jun/14/2016-primary-election-results-a-look-at-several-ke/ |access-date=November 12, 2016}} In the general election, he faced Democratic state senator Ruben Kihuen. Kihuen defeated Hardy with 48.5% of the vote. While Hardy carried six of the district's seven counties, he could not overcome a 24,000-vote deficit in Clark County.{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2016 |title=Nevada U.S. House 4th District Results: Ruben Kihuen Wins |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/nevada-house-district-4-hardy-kihuen |access-date=November 15, 2016}} After initially supporting Donald Trump's presidential bid, Hardy said in October 2016 he would not vote for Trump.{{Cite news |last=Schneider |first=Elena |date=October 8, 2016 |title=Heck, Hardy withdraw Trump support in Nevada |publisher=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/nevada-heck-hardy-trump-229354 |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
;2018
{{see also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4}}
In January 2018, Hardy announced his candidacy for his old congressional seat after Republican Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony dropped out of the race.{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Cresent Hardy jumps into race for his old congressional seat |language=en-US |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/cresent-hardy-jumps-into-race-for-his-old-congressional-seat/ |access-date=January 22, 2018}} He won the June 2018 Republican primary. In August 2018, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan campaigned for Hardy in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Michelle L. |title=House speaker campaigns for GOP candidate Hardy in Las Vegas |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article217177525.html |access-date=October 24, 2018 |website=The Fresno Bee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823115957/https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article217177525.html |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Hardy faced Democratic nominee and former U.S. Representative for the district, Steven Horsford in the general election.{{Cite news |last=Todd |first=Camalot |date=June 13, 2018 |title=Old rivals Horsford, Hardy set for rematch in Congressional District 4 |publisher=Las Vegas Sun |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/jun/13/old-rivals-horsford-hardy-set-for-rematch-in-congr/ |access-date=June 23, 2018}} Horsford defeated Hardy, winning 52% of the vote to Hardy's 44%. Third-party candidates took the remaining 4% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Nevada Election Results: Fourth House District |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/nevada-house-district-4 |access-date=27 November 2018 |website=The New York Times}}
=Committee assignments=
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands
- Committee on Small Business
- Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Political positions
= Immigration =
Hardy voted against an amendment to defund President Barack Obama's DACA program.
= Health care =
In 2016, Hardy and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Rural Health Enhancement and Long Term Health Act (HEALTH), intended to forestall the closure of rural hospitals.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Lucas M |title=Hardy introduces Rural HEALTH Act |url=https://eu.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/mesquite/2016/05/02/hardy-introduces-rural-health-act/83837048/ |access-date=October 25, 2018 |website=The Spectrum}}
= Iran deal =
Hardy opposed President Obama's Iran deal.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Brian |title=Megadonor Sheldon Adelson rewards GOP candidates in tight races who opposed Iran deal |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/25/adelson-backs-candidates-who-oppose-iran-deal-a-week-after-withdrawl.html |access-date=October 25, 2018 |website=CNBC|date=June 25, 2018 }}
Personal life
Hardy and his wife, Peri Jean Hardy, have four children and two grandchildren.
In August 2016, Hardy was hospitalized after a heart attack that occurred while he was preparing to undergo a colonoscopy. The next day he returned to his re-election campaign. Doctors discovered he had been living with a collapsed artery on his heart, and they inserted two stents to repair it. Hardy said "I actually feel better than I've felt in quite some time."{{Cite web |last=Rindels |first=Michelle |title=Cresent Hardy puts head down for tough House re-election bid |url=https://mynews4.com/news/politics/cresent-hardy-puts-head-down-for-tough-house-re-election-bid |access-date=October 25, 2018 |website=NBC News4|date=August 28, 2016 }}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2014 Republican primary results{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Nevada Senate Primary Results |url=http://www.silverstate2010.com/USSenateStateWide.aspx#AllRace1080 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071544/http://www.silverstate2010.com/USSenateStateWide.aspx#AllRace1080 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2010 |website=NV Secretary of State |df=mdy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Cresent Hardy
|votes = 10,398
|percentage = 42.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Niger Innis
|votes = 8,077
|percentage = 33.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Ace Monroe
|votes = 5,393
|percentage = 22.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak
|votes = 523
|percentage = 2.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 27,075
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Republican primary results{{Cite news |date=June 14, 2016 |title=2016 Official Statewide Primary Election Results June 14, 2016 |publisher=Nevada Secretary of State |url=http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2016STatewidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx |access-date=September 14, 2016}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Cresent Hardy
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 18,610
| percentage = 76.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Monroe
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 4,336
| percentage = 17.89%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Wayne Villines
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,290
| percentage = 5.32%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,236
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Cresent Hardy
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 15252
| percentage = 47.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = David Gibbs
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6098
| percentage = 19.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Townsend
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3659
| percentage = 11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kenneth Wegner
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3625
| percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jeff Miller
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2560
| percentage = 8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Monroe
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 971
| percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32165
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nevada's 4th congressional district, 2018{{when|date=November 2020}}{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steven Horsford
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 121,962
| percentage = 51.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Cresent Hardy
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 102,748
| percentage = 43.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Warren Markowitz
| party = Independent American Party (Nevada)
| votes = 3,180
| percentage = 1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rodney Smith
| party = Independent
| votes = 2,733
| percentage = 1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Luckner
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 2,213
| percentage = 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dean McGonigle
| party = Independent
| votes = 2,032
| percentage = 0.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 234,868
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Republican primary results{{cite web |title=Silver State 2022 Election Results - U.S. Congress |url=https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/USCongress/ |website=Nevada Secretary of State |access-date=July 6, 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark Robertson
|votes = 12,286
|percentage = 30.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = David Brog
|votes = 7,183
|percentage = 17.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carolina Serrano
|votes = 6,981
|percentage = 17.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Cresent Hardy
|votes = 4,767
|percentage = 11.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Cynthia Steel
|votes = 4,760
|percentage = 11.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jane Adams
|votes = 2,065
|percentage = 5.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Morgun Sholty
|votes = 1,988
|percentage = 4.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jessie Turner
|votes = 829
|percentage = 2.0
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 40,859
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{ CongLinks | congbio = H001070 | fec = H4NV04017 | votesmart = | congress = cresent-hardy/H001070}}
- {{C-SPAN|76310}}
- {{ballotpedia|Cresent_Hardy|Cresent Hardy}}
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