Chuck Hardwick

Charles Leighton Hardwick (born November 8, 1941 in Pulaski County, Kentucky) is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a current Senior Vice President at Pfizer.^[1] A former resident of Westfield, New Jersey, and now residing in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he served for 14 years in the New Jersey General Assembly,^[1] where his district primarily covered Union County.

In 1989 he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor. He was succeeded in the Assembly by Rich Bagger. He served from 1986 to 1990 as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, while Thomas Kean was the governor. He also served as Minority Leader and Minority Leader Emeritus of the Assembly during his tenure.

In 1988 he was Vice-Chair of the Resolutions Committee at the Republican National Convention. President Reagan named him to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism. He did not seek reelection in 1991 but devoted his full working time to Pfizer where he rose to the position of Senior Vice President for Worldwide Public Affairs and a member of the senior management committee. He has two grown children, a son born September 2008, three grandchildren and is now married to Sheilagh Mylott. Hardwick was graduated fron The Florida State University with BS and MBA degrees in 1964.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chuck Hardwick - Senior Vice President Pfizer". College of Business. The Florida State University. http://business.fsu.edu/speakers/hardwick.cfm. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 

Preceded by Alan Karcher

Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly 1986 – 1990

Succeeded by Joseph Doria

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Name	Hardwick, Chuck
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 8, 1941
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