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===State Senator===
===State Senator===
In 1972, Hardy was elected as a Democratic state senator for 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 Wiegmann Bauer (1933-2013), who represented St. Mary and St. Martin parishes.
In 1972, Hardy was elected as a Democratic state senator for 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 Wiegmann Bauer (1933-2013), who represented St. Mary and St. Martin parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880- Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 1974, state Senator Hardy was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109070915/http://www.lawildlifefed.org/userfiles/file/Awd%20by%20Cat-cumulative.pdf|title=Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners|publisher=Lawildlifefed.org|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 1974, state Senator Hardy was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109070915/http://www.lawildlifefed.org/userfiles/file/Awd%20by%20Cat-cumulative.pdf|title=Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners|publisher=Lawildlifefed.org|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
===Louisiana Secretary of State===
===Louisiana Secretary of State===
In 1975, Hardy was elected, again as a Democrat, as the Louisiana Secretary of State,<ref name=whoswho/> an officer which supervises elections and legal document. Hardy attributed his election to his ability to speak fluent [[France|French]] in the Acadiana region. The secretary of state's post opened when the veteran [[incumbent]] Wade Omer Martin, Jr. (1911-1990),<ref name=athlete/> who was then a Democrat but later switched to the Republican Party after he had left elective politics, stepped down to launch an unsuccessful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] attempt against [[Edwin Edwards]] and a third candidate, state Senator [[Robert G. Jones]], a [[Lake Charles]] stockbroker and a son of former Governor [[Sam Houston Jones]] and another Democrat-turned-Republican. Hardy came from behind to beat his fellow Democratic opponent, State Representative [[P. J. Mills]] of [[Shreveport]]. In the primary, Mills had led with 49 percent of the vote. Hardy narrowly prevailed in the runoff—officially the [[general election]] in Louisiana. He polled 388,780 votes (51.5 percent) to Mills' 366,510 (48.5 percent). It was Mills' last campaign, but he was later chief of staff to Governor Roemer.
In 1975, Hardy was elected, again as a Democrat, as the Louisiana Secretary of State,<ref name=whoswho/> an officer which supervises elections and legal document. Hardy attributed his election to his ability to speak fluent [[France|French]] in the Acadiana region. The secretary of state's post opened when the veteran [[incumbent]] Wade Omer Martin, Jr. (1911-1990),<ref name=athlete/> who was then a Democrat but later switched to the Republican Party after he had left elective politics, stepped down to launch an unsuccessful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] attempt against [[Edwin Edwards]] and a third candidate, state Senator [[Robert G. Jones]], a [[Lake Charles]] stockbroker and a son of former Governor [[Sam Houston Jones]] and another Democrat-turned-Republican. Hardy came from behind to beat his fellow Democratic opponent, State Representative [[P. J. Mills]] of [[Shreveport]]. In the primary, Mills had led with 49 percent of the vote. Hardy narrowly prevailed in the runoff—officially the [[general election]] in Louisiana. He polled 388,780 votes (51.5 percent) to Mills' 366,510 (48.5 percent). It was Mills' last campaign, but he was later chief of staff to Governor Roemer.