Michael Hardiman
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Michael Hardiman founded Hardiman Consultinghttp://www.hardimanconsulting.com, a public relations
and lobbying
company in 1999 after a seven-year stint working as a policy and communications adviser for United States Congress
man Richard Pombo
(R-CA) on endangered species and other natural resources issues. http://www.landrights.org/Staff.htm
Hardiman Consulting's lobbying clients http://sopr.senate.gov have included the American Trucking Association, the American Conservative Union
, the American Land Rights Association
(ALRA) and Grasslyn Farms. He has also done work for the National Federation of Independent Business
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_26247.html and other entities in non-lobbying roles.
Hardiman has testified before United States Senate and House committees, state legislatures and local governments on land use issues. http://epw.senate.gov/107th/har_0524.htm http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=81889.wais&directory=/diskc/wais/data/107_house_hearings http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_house_hearings&docid=f:88929.wais http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.120&filename=89893.wais&directory=/diskb/wais/data/108_house_hearings http://www.le.state.ut.us/interim/2000/pdf/20000712NAEM.pdfhttp://www.countyofsb.org/cao/cob/hearings/011113/default.htm He was named Advocate of the Year by the Property Rights Foundation of America (PRFA) for his role in defeating a $47 billion land acquisition trust fund proposed in congress. http://prfamerica.org//Gathered4Success.html He has been an invited speaker at PRFA's and other organizations' conventions on several subjects including legislation and congressional affairs, public relations and grassroots organizinghttp://www.freedom21.org/conf/2006/06speakers.htmlhttp://www.stewardsoftherange.org/conference/frameset_conferenceagenda.htmhttp://www.citizenreviewonline.org/mar_2003/6th.htmhttp://images.indymedia.org/imc/madison/agenda_for.txt. He is named annually to the Heritage Foundation's Public Policy Experts directory http://www.policyexperts.org/ and was acknowledged as a contributor to the first International Property Rights Index http://www.internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/ in 2007.
On September 3, 2002, he founded and served as Executive Director of Public Interest Watch
(PIW), a group that lobbied the Internal Revenue Service
to withdraw the charitable tax-status for environmental groups such as Greenpeace
, the Rainforest Action Network
and the Dogwood Alliance
.
In January 2004, Hardiman left PIW to work in Iraq
as a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense http://www.iraqcoalition.org/pressreleases/20040517_town_hall.html and remained in Iraq through late 2005 as a U.S. Department of State employee.
Hardiman worked for the National Federation of Independent Business
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_26247.html in early 2006. He then re-established his public relations and lobbying operation, Hardiman Consulting. Included among his current clients is the American Land Rights Association, for which he registered to lobby from July 2006 to early 2007.
As of August 2007, Hardiman was a contractor for L-3 Communicationshttp://www.L-3com.com, working in Iraq until March 2008 as Site Manager for a Multi National Corps Iraq psychological operations project. Hardiman has defended the sometimes controversial use of contractors http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07220/807611-109.stm in Iraq.
Mr. Hardiman holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification awarded by the Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org. As a contractor, he has led projects for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. He is a licensed Real Estate Agent in Washington DC affiliated with Weichert Realtors http://www2.weichert.com/search/agents/AgentProfile.aspx?site=cp&agent=0584R.
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
and lobbying
Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
company in 1999 after a seven-year stint working as a policy and communications adviser for United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
man Richard Pombo
Richard Pombo
Richard William Pombo is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented California's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 2007...
(R-CA) on endangered species and other natural resources issues. http://www.landrights.org/Staff.htm
Hardiman Consulting's lobbying clients http://sopr.senate.gov have included the American Trucking Association, the American Conservative Union
American Conservative Union
The American Conservative Union is an American political organization advocating conservative policies, and is the oldest such conservative lobbying organization in the country.-Organization:...
, the American Land Rights Association
American Land Rights Association
The American Land Rights Association is a Wise Use organization based in Battle Ground, Washington. The group describes itself as "dedicated to the wise-use of our resources, access to our Federal lands and the protection of our private property rights."...
(ALRA) and Grasslyn Farms. He has also done work for the National Federation of Independent Business
National Federation of Independent Business
The National Federation of Independent Business is a lobbying organization with its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee and offices in Washington, D.C. USA, and in all 50 state capitals...
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_26247.html and other entities in non-lobbying roles.
Hardiman has testified before United States Senate and House committees, state legislatures and local governments on land use issues. http://epw.senate.gov/107th/har_0524.htm http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=81889.wais&directory=/diskc/wais/data/107_house_hearings http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_house_hearings&docid=f:88929.wais http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.120&filename=89893.wais&directory=/diskb/wais/data/108_house_hearings http://www.le.state.ut.us/interim/2000/pdf/20000712NAEM.pdfhttp://www.countyofsb.org/cao/cob/hearings/011113/default.htm He was named Advocate of the Year by the Property Rights Foundation of America (PRFA) for his role in defeating a $47 billion land acquisition trust fund proposed in congress. http://prfamerica.org//Gathered4Success.html He has been an invited speaker at PRFA's and other organizations' conventions on several subjects including legislation and congressional affairs, public relations and grassroots organizinghttp://www.freedom21.org/conf/2006/06speakers.htmlhttp://www.stewardsoftherange.org/conference/frameset_conferenceagenda.htmhttp://www.citizenreviewonline.org/mar_2003/6th.htmhttp://images.indymedia.org/imc/madison/agenda_for.txt. He is named annually to the Heritage Foundation's Public Policy Experts directory http://www.policyexperts.org/ and was acknowledged as a contributor to the first International Property Rights Index http://www.internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/ in 2007.
On September 3, 2002, he founded and served as Executive Director of Public Interest Watch
Public Interest Watch
Public Interest Watch was established in September 2002 by Mike Hardiman. The PIW website states that the group was created "in response to the growing misuse of charitable funds by nonprofit organizations and the lack of effort by government agencies to deal with the problem." In March 2006 the...
(PIW), a group that lobbied the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
to withdraw the charitable tax-status for environmental groups such as Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
, the Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Action Network is an environmental organization based in San Francisco, California, USA. The organization was founded by Randy "Hurricane" Hayes and Mike Roselle in 1985, with the financial help of Fund for Wild Nature....
and the Dogwood Alliance
Dogwood Alliance
The Dogwood Alliance, based out of Asheville, North Carolina, is a network of over 70 groups around the southern United States working to achieve broad-based support to end unsustainable forestry practices in the region...
.
In January 2004, Hardiman left PIW to work in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
as a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense http://www.iraqcoalition.org/pressreleases/20040517_town_hall.html and remained in Iraq through late 2005 as a U.S. Department of State employee.
Hardiman worked for the National Federation of Independent Business
National Federation of Independent Business
The National Federation of Independent Business is a lobbying organization with its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee and offices in Washington, D.C. USA, and in all 50 state capitals...
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_26247.html in early 2006. He then re-established his public relations and lobbying operation, Hardiman Consulting. Included among his current clients is the American Land Rights Association, for which he registered to lobby from July 2006 to early 2007.
As of August 2007, Hardiman was a contractor for L-3 Communicationshttp://www.L-3com.com, working in Iraq until March 2008 as Site Manager for a Multi National Corps Iraq psychological operations project. Hardiman has defended the sometimes controversial use of contractors http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07220/807611-109.stm in Iraq.
Mr. Hardiman holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification awarded by the Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org. As a contractor, he has led projects for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. He is a licensed Real Estate Agent in Washington DC affiliated with Weichert Realtors http://www2.weichert.com/search/agents/AgentProfile.aspx?site=cp&agent=0584R.