Kevin Hardwick
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Kevin R. Hardwick is a political science professor at Canisius College
in Buffalo, New York
and an Erie County Legislator. Hardwick represented the 10th legislative district in 2009, which was redistricted and downsized to an 11-seat body. He will represent the 4th legislative district in January of 2012.
Hardwick hosted a local Buffalo, NY radio show on WBEN (AM)
called Hardline with Kevin Hardwick. The show focused on local and state politics and government. He has also been interviewed numerous times in the Buffalo and Western New York
media.
Kevin Hardwick earned a Ph.D. from Suny Binghamton, and beginning in 1986 served as the Administrative Assistant to the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, at that time Warren M. Anderson
. Senator Anderson retired in December 1988. Dr. Hardwick then joined Canisius College in the fall of 1989.
Hardwick has also held prior political office. More recently, he served on the City of Tonawanda Charter Review Commission, and was a First Ward Alderman and Council member in the City of Tonawanda from 1996-2001. He then unsuccessfully challenged Charles Swanick for a seat in the County Legislature in 2001 and 2003.
Prior to leaving the Binghamton area, in his senior year of high school, he served one term on the Susquehanna Valley Board of Education, followed by eight years as a councilman in the Town of Binghamton, NY.
Hardwick has been married for over 30 years to wife Debbie and has four children, Aubrey, Jeremy, Matthew, and Brian.
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
and an Erie County Legislator. Hardwick represented the 10th legislative district in 2009, which was redistricted and downsized to an 11-seat body. He will represent the 4th legislative district in January of 2012.
Hardwick hosted a local Buffalo, NY radio show on WBEN (AM)
WBEN (AM)
WBEN is an AM and FM radio station serving the Niagara, Buffalo and Western New York area, broadcasting on 930 AM and, as of April 5, 2011, simulcasting on sister station WLKK at 107.7 FM. It previously simulcasted between 1946 and 1960 on 102.5 FM as WBEN-FM. Both stations retained the WBEN...
called Hardline with Kevin Hardwick. The show focused on local and state politics and government. He has also been interviewed numerous times in the Buffalo and Western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
media.
Kevin Hardwick earned a Ph.D. from Suny Binghamton, and beginning in 1986 served as the Administrative Assistant to the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, at that time Warren M. Anderson
Warren M. Anderson
Warren Mattice Anderson was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York....
. Senator Anderson retired in December 1988. Dr. Hardwick then joined Canisius College in the fall of 1989.
Hardwick has also held prior political office. More recently, he served on the City of Tonawanda Charter Review Commission, and was a First Ward Alderman and Council member in the City of Tonawanda from 1996-2001. He then unsuccessfully challenged Charles Swanick for a seat in the County Legislature in 2001 and 2003.
Prior to leaving the Binghamton area, in his senior year of high school, he served one term on the Susquehanna Valley Board of Education, followed by eight years as a councilman in the Town of Binghamton, NY.
Hardwick has been married for over 30 years to wife Debbie and has four children, Aubrey, Jeremy, Matthew, and Brian.