Charlie Hardy

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Charlie Hardy

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 21, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

St. Thomas Seminary

Graduate

University of Wyoming, Laramie

Other

Catholic University of America

Personal

Profession

Priest, educator, writer, speaker

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

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Charlie Hardy (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Wyoming. He lost in the Republican primary on August 21, 2018.

Hardy was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-Large Congressional District of Wyoming. Hardy was defeated by Ryan Greene in the Democratic primary on August 16, 2016.

Hardy was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Wyoming. Hardy defeated Al Hamburg, Rex Wilde and William Bryk in the Democratic primary, but he was defeated in the general election.

Biography

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Hardy earned a bachelor's in philosophy and a master's degree in religious education from St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado. He also earned a bachelor's of sacred theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and an M.A. in educational administration from the University of Wyoming, Laramie. Hardy has worked as a priest, as a superintendent of Catholic schools in Wyoming, as an executive director of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, and as an inspector of personnel on tankers and cargo ships. He is also a writer, speaker, and substitute teacher.

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Incumbent John Barrasso defeated Gary Trauner and Joe Porambo in the general election for U.S. Senate Wyoming on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Barrasso (R)	67.0	136,210
		Gary Trauner (D)	30.1	61,227
		Joe Porambo (L)	2.8	5,658
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	325

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 203,420
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Gary Trauner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Trauner	100.0	17,562

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Barrasso	65.0	74,292
		David Dodson	28.6	32,647
		John Holtz	2.6	2,981
		Charlie Hardy	1.9	2,184
		Roque De La Fuente	1.1	1,280
	Submit photo	Anthony Van Risseghem	0.7	844

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,228
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2016

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Cynthia Lummis (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Liz Cheney (R) defeated Ryan Greene (D), Lawrence Struempf (Libertarian), and Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cheney defeated seven other Republican candidates in the primary election, while Greene defeated Charlie Hardy to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.

U.S. House, Wyoming's At-large District General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Liz Cheney	62%	156,176
	Democratic	Ryan Greene	30%	75,466
	Constitution	Daniel Clyde Cummings	4.1%	10,362
	Libertarian	Lawrence Struempf	3.6%	9,033
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	739
Total Votes				251,776
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

U.S. House, Wyoming At-Large District Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Liz Cheney	39.9%	35,043
Leland Christensen	22%	19,330
Tim Stubson	17.7%	15,524
Darin Smith	15.2%	13,381
Mike Konsmo	1.6%	1,363
Jason Senteney	1.1%	976
Rex Rammell	1%	890
Paul Paad	1%	886
Heath Beaudry	0.6%	534
Total Votes		87,927
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

U.S. House, Wyoming At-Large District Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ryan Greene	58.2%	10,955
Charlie Hardy	41.8%	7,868
Total Votes		18,823
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Wyoming, 2014

Hardy ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Wyoming. Hardy defeated Al Hamburg, Rex Wilde and William Bryk in the Democratic primary. Charlie Hardy lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

U.S. Senate, Wyoming General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Enzi Incumbent	72.2%	121,554
	Democratic	Charlie Hardy	17.4%	29,377
	Independent	Curt Gottshall	7.9%	13,311
	Libertarian	Joe Porambo	2.2%	3,677
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	471
Total Votes				168,390
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Hardy's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Get Money Out of Politics: Charlie has taken a stand against money and corruption in politics. Charlie believes money is not equal to free speech. He believes that our representatives should listen to people. Raise the Minimum Wage: Charlie believes in raising the federal minimum wage to make it a living wage. When he was growing up, a person working a 40/hour week could support a family. Today, millions of Americans work two or three jobs and still can’t. Working families go deep into debt and often need food stamps. How is it that CEOs of major corporations earn tens of millions of dollars a year, while the salaries of hard-working Americans have stagnated? Support Our Veterans: Charlie supports legislation that would have provided medical care, educational opportunities and other support to our veterans. It is shameful that our elected leaders have sent our young Americans into wars and then refused to give them care when they have returned. Many veterans are homeless without support in finding jobs and in dealing with trauma suffered during combat. How can our leaders give billions of dollars in subsidies to Wall Street banks while we have veterans who have fought and bled for our freedom unable to access medical care and other support? This is unacceptable. Caring for our veterans needs to be a top priority. Stop Costly Foreign Entanglements: One of the major reasons we have a national debt is because the leadership of both the Republicans and Democrats led us into costly and senseless wars that have cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives. Since 9/11, we’ve made more enemies than friends in the world and we aren’t any safer. It is time to stop foreign entanglements and start nation building at home. We have to build and rebuild bridges, transit, roads, pipelines, smart power grids, better manufacturing centers, and etc. here at home. Get Government Out of our Private Lives: Concrete evidence has revealed that the government is spying on everyone, not just the bad guys. Every email, text and telephone call is being run through their system and much of it is being stored. That includes intimate communications with our loved ones, medical records and every website we go to. This is an Orwellian violation of our constitutional rights, civil liberties, right of privacy and human decency. Enough is enough. The NSA should be leashed or abolished.	”
—Charlie Hardy's campaign website (2016), http://000f18j.rcomhost.com/wordpress1/issues/

Polls

General Election
Poll	Mike Enzi	Charlie Hardy	Other/Undecided	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Rasmussen Reports September 20 - October 1, 2014	75%	17%	8%	+/-7	264
Rasmussen Reports August 20-21, 2014	63%	27%	10%	+/-4	700
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Media

"RUN WITH CHARLIE 2014."

Campaign finance summary

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Charlie Hardy campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	U.S. Senate Wyoming	Lost primary	$6,815	N/A**
Grand total			$6,815	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2018
• United States House of Representatives
• Wyoming's At-Large Congressional District election, 2016
• Wyoming's At-Large Congressional District
• United States Senate elections in Wyoming, 2014

External links

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Footnotes

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Wyoming's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Barrasso (R)

Cynthia Lummis (R)

Representatives

Harriet Hageman (R)

Republican Party (3)