Joshua Tardy

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Joshua Tardy
Minority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 6, 2006 December 1, 2010
Preceded by David Bowles
Succeeded by Emily Cain
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 4, 2002 December 1, 2010
Preceded bySusan L. Kasprzak
Succeeded by Kenneth Fredette
Constituency125th district (2002-2004)
25th district (2004-2010)
Personal details
Born
Joshua Abraham Tardy

1968 (age 5253) [1]
Palmyra, Maine
Political party Republican
Residence Newport, Maine
Education University of Maine (BA, JD)

Joshua "Josh" Abraham Tardy (born 1968) is an American politician and attorney from Maine. A Republican, Tardy served in the Maine House of Representatives from the 125th and 25th districts from 2002 to 2010, including two terms (four years) as Minority Leader (2006-2010). He also served as Assistant Minority Leader from 2004 to 2006. [2] He was unable to seek re-election due to term-limits. [3]

He has practiced law since 1993. From 1993 to 1994 he was a litigation associate with the law firm of Rudmen and Winchell. [3] He later was co-owner of the Millennium Weddings and Convention Center and Moosehead Manufacturing before it closed in 2011. [3] [4] He later was a partner with the law firm of Irwin, Tardy & Morris. [3] He now serves as Of Counsel for the law firm of Rudmen and Winchell. [5]

Before serving as a state representative he served as chairman of the Maine School Area District 48 Board. [3] He now serves as chairman and commissioner of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. [6]

During the spring of 2013, it was rumored that Tardy had begun assembling a campaign team in order to run for Maine's 2nd congressional district. [7] [8] However, Tardy did not run for Congress in 2014.

Personal

Tardy was born in Palmyra, Maine and a resident of Newport, Maine. [9] He graduated from the University of Maine (B.A., 1990) and the University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1993). He serves on the Maine Central Institute Board of Trustees, President of the Nokomis Alumni Association and a member of Maine State Bar Association. [3]

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  5. Joshua A. Tardy - Of Counsel
  6. Commissioners of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
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