Hardcastle to run for re-election to state house
(Posted 12/18/2009 04:38 pm)
State Rep. Rick Hardcastle (R-Vernon) announced his intention to file for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. He first ran for election to the state house in 1998.
“Serving in the Texas House of Representatives has been a great privilege and honor. This great state continues to face many challenges including the rural regions. I want to make sure that our region of the state is represented to the fullest and that our needs are not ignored,” said Hardcastle. “The next legislative session will be most important for our rural district as we tackle issues like redistricting, energy, transportation funding, eminent domain and balancing the state’s budget.
Hardcastle serves on the House Energy Resources Committee and the Agriculture and Livestock Committee. In addition, Rep. Hardcastle was appointed to The Energy Council which is comprised of 11 energy producing states in the nation and five Canadian Provinces whose purpose is to promote a balanced national energy strategy and related environmental policies. He serves on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures which focuses on agriculture, agricultural trade, biotechnology, pesticides, rural development and water policy issues and he was recently appointed to the Texas BioEnergy Policy Council by Speaker Joe Straus.
House District 68 is among the largest in the Texas House of Representatives covering more than 14,000 square miles and 16 counties which include Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Clay, Jack, Montague and Cooke.
District 68 services four Texas Department of Transportation Districts, four Council of Government Offices and four Regional Education Service Centers. The population of the district is 136,951 with 47 towns and small communities.
The Wilbarger County rancher graduated from Vernon High School in 1974 and attended Vernon Regional Junior College and Tarleton State University. He is married to the former Nancy Zeissel of Munday and they have two children and a grandson. Christie, a Texas Tech graduate, is employed at the Vernon College, and Cayce, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer during her 2003 senior year at Vernon High School. The Hardcastle family belongs to the Holy Family Catholic Church.
(Posted 12/18/2009 04:38 pm)
State Rep. Rick Hardcastle (R-Vernon) announced his intention to file for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. He first ran for election to the state house in 1998.
“Serving in the Texas House of Representatives has been a great privilege and honor. This great state continues to face many challenges including the rural regions. I want to make sure that our region of the state is represented to the fullest and that our needs are not ignored,” said Hardcastle. “The next legislative session will be most important for our rural district as we tackle issues like redistricting, energy, transportation funding, eminent domain and balancing the state’s budget.
Hardcastle serves on the House Energy Resources Committee and the Agriculture and Livestock Committee. In addition, Rep. Hardcastle was appointed to The Energy Council which is comprised of 11 energy producing states in the nation and five Canadian Provinces whose purpose is to promote a balanced national energy strategy and related environmental policies. He serves on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures which focuses on agriculture, agricultural trade, biotechnology, pesticides, rural development and water policy issues and he was recently appointed to the Texas BioEnergy Policy Council by Speaker Joe Straus.
House District 68 is among the largest in the Texas House of Representatives covering more than 14,000 square miles and 16 counties which include Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Clay, Jack, Montague and Cooke.
District 68 services four Texas Department of Transportation Districts, four Council of Government Offices and four Regional Education Service Centers. The population of the district is 136,951 with 47 towns and small communities.
The Wilbarger County rancher graduated from Vernon High School in 1974 and attended Vernon Regional Junior College and Tarleton State University. He is married to the former Nancy Zeissel of Munday and they have two children and a grandson. Christie, a Texas Tech graduate, is employed at the Vernon College, and Cayce, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer during her 2003 senior year at Vernon High School. The Hardcastle family belongs to the Holy Family Catholic Church.
