Paul Hardy (politician)

American politician

For the Negro Leagues baseball catcher, see Paul Hardy (baseball). For the English illustrator, see Paul Hardy (illustrator).

Paul Jude Hardy

48th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office
March 14, 1988 – January 13, 1992
Governor| Buddy Roemer
Preceded by| Robert Louis Freeman Sr.
Succeeded by| Melinda Schwegmann
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
March 1976 – March 10, 1980
Governor| Edwin Edwards
Preceded by| Wade O. Martin Jr.
Succeeded by| James H. "Jim" Brown
Louisiana State Senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes
In office
1972–1976
Preceded by| Francis Romero
Succeeded by| Oswald A. Decuir
Personal details
Born|  (1942-10-18) October 18, 1942 (age 81)
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Political party| Republican (1987–present)
Democratic (before 1987)
Spouse| Sandra "Sandi" Gatlin Hardy
Relations| Maternal uncle, Bob Angelle

Maternal grandfather, Drauzin Angelle

Brother, Director of Archival Services at Louisiana State Archives Dr.Florent Hardy Jr.
Children| Gregory Paul Hardy
Yvette Hardy Gross.
Alma mater| Cecilia High School
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Profession| Attorney

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.

## Background

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Hardy was born in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1] In 1960, he graduated from Cecilia High School. In 1965, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then the University of Southwestern Louisiana, from which his mother also graduated. While Hardy was on the USL track team, he won the Gulf States Conference high jump competition for two consecutive years.

In 1966, Hardy received his law degree from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, and at the age of twenty-three, he began practicing law in St. Martinville with the firm Willis and Hardy.

## State senator and secretary of state

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In 1972, Hardy was elected as a Democratic state senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes. The defunct Baton Rouge State Times named him the "Outstanding Newcomer" of the year after his first legislative session in 1972. He served alongside fellow Democrat Carl W. Bauer, who represented St. Mary and St. Martin parishes.

In 1974, state Senator Hardy was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.[2]

## Republican lieutenant governor

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Hardy switched parties and ran as a Republican in 1987 for lieutenant governor. First though he was for two weeks in January 1987 a gubernatorial candidate once again. After intraparty rival, U.S. Representative Bob Livingston of suburban New Orleans, defeated Hardy by a five-to-one margin at a caucus straw poll in Alexandria, Hardy said that he would not be a disrupting factor in the race. He therefore endorsed Livingston and incorrectly predicted that Livingston would be elected governor that year.[3][4]

As lieutenant governor, Hardy led the way to enact legislation creating "Tax Free Shopping," which still today gives foreigners an incentive to visit Louisiana. In turn, this concept has resulted in increases in tourism-related jobs, and in 1989 alone increased tourist spending by a record $1.2 billion.

In 1985, Hardy had assisted local entrepreneurs in the production of the full-length feature film of the Cajun movie Belizaire the Cajun which was filmed in at Acadian Village in Lafayette. He was the associate producer and played a bit part in the movie. Under his leadership thereafter as lieutenant governor, the economic impact of the movie industry increased by $51 million.

In 1989, Phi Kappa Theta national fraternal organization presented Hardy with the "Man of Achievement" award. In 1991, he was presented with "The Order of the Plimsoll," the highest award of the New Orleans World Trade Center.

## Private life in Baton Rouge

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Hardy is an attorney, banker, businessman, and political consultant residing in Baton Rouge with his wife Sandra "Sandi" Gatlin Hardy (also born 1943), a native of Grant Parish in north Louisiana. They have two children and two granddaughters. Gregory Paul Hardy (born 1966) his wife, Dedi, and their daughter Heather Gayle Hardy reside in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he practices law. Daughter Yvette Rachal Hardy Gross is a ULL graduate residing in Baton Rouge with her husband, Darrell Gross, along with their daughter Jessica Yvette Gross.[5]

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## References

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1. ^ "Louisiana: Paul Hardy", Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008 (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2007), p. 660
2. ^ "Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners" (PDF). lawildlifefed.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
3. ^ "Guste bows out; Hardy jumps in," Minden Press-Herald, January 7, 1987, p.1
4. ^ "Hardy withdraws from governor's race",Minden Press-Herald, January 21, 1987, p. 1
5. ^ "Agnes Angelle Hardy". avoyellestoday.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

Party political offices

Preceded by

Larry Napoleon Cooper

|  Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
1987, 1991  | Succeeded by

Suzanne Mayfield Krieger

Political offices
Preceded by

Robert Louis "Bobby" Freeman

|  Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
1988-1992  | Succeeded by

Melinda Schwegmann

Preceded by

Wade O. Martin Jr.

|  Secretary of State of Louisiana
1976-1980  | Succeeded by

James Harvey "Jim" Brown Jr.

Louisiana State Senate
Preceded by

Francis Romero

|  Louisiana State Senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes
1972-1976  | Succeeded by

Oswald A. Decuir

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