G. A. Hardaway
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = G. A. Hardaway
| image = G.A. Hardaway (13994998351) (1).jpg
| predecessor = Henri Brooks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|18}}
| birth_place = Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| alma_mater = DePaul University
| profession =
| website =
| office = Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
| termstart = March 13, 2007
| constituency = 92nd district (2007–2013)
93rd district (2013–present)
| birth_name = Goffrey A. Hardaway Sr.
}}
Goffrey A. 'G. A.' Hardaway, Sr.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/70007 |title= G. A. Hardaway's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= March 17, 2014}} (born June 18, 1954) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 93 since January 2013. Hardaway served consecutively from his special election March 13, 2007, until January 8, 2013, in the District 92 seat.
Education
Elections
- 2012 Redistricted to District 93, Hardaway faced fellow Representative Mike Kernell in the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,927 votes (61.0%),{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 200 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212221/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }} and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 16,126 votes.{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 98 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
- 2007 When District 92 Democratic Representative Henri Brooks resigned and left her seat open, Hardaway was unopposed for the January 25, 2007 Democratic Primary, winning with 623 votes,{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/SpecialElections/200701DemPrTS30TH92.pdf |title= december 25, 2007 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |access-date= March 17, 2014}} and won the March 13, 2007 General special election with 1,405 votes (58.1%) against Republican nominee Richard Morton.{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 15 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}
- 2008 Hardaway was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,032 votes (73.3%),{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 22 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213231/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }} and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 14,819 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 31 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}
- 2010 Hardaway was unopposed for both the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,579 votes,{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 69 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181809/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf |archive-date= March 17, 2014 |url-status= dead }} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,254 votes.{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 74 |access-date= March 17, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h93.html Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228053655/http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h93.html |date=2020-02-28 }} at the Tennessee General Assembly
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 70007 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/G.A._Hardaway G.A. Hardaway] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9038 G. A. Hardaway, Sr.] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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