| Bill Hardwick represents part of Pulaski County and Fort Leonard Wood in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two year term in 2020.
Prior to serving in the Missouri Legislature, Representative Hardwick was a supervisory attorney as a Department of the Army civilian, a Special Assistant United States Attorney and served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Pulaski County, Missouri. He was the City Prosecutor for St. Robert, Missouri and taught courses as an adjunct professor in political science, business, philosophy and law. Representative Hardwick also litigated cases in the private sector as an attorney in private practice.
Representative Hardwick served as an enlisted Soldier and officer in the Missouri National Guard and U.S. Army. He led combat patrols in Baghdad, Iraq. He served as an engineer platoon leader and company commander. Representative Hardwick graduated with honors from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he earned a skill identifier as a strategist. He continues to serve in the Missouri Army National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Born in Rolla, Missouri, Representative Hardwick is a graduate of Dixon High School. He received his bachelor's degree in Classics from the University of Missouri and Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri. He enjoys hunting, fishing, reading and movies. He and his wife, Teresa, reside in Waynesville, Missouri. |