Jonathan Yates Hardister (born October 29, 1982) is a former Republican member of the

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. He represented the 59th district (including constituents in eastern

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) from 2013 to 2024. He resigned from the chamber in April 2024 in order to seek employment in the private sector. At the time of his resignation, he was serving as the deputy Majority Whip. Hardister's vacant seat was filled by Alan Branson. Following his retirement from political office, Hardister partnered with Sebastian King to form the government affairs firm Elevation Strategies. Hardister is a Greensboro, NC native and graduated from Grimsley High School and

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Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Education (Chair) *Education - Universities (Chair) *Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair) *UNC BOG Nominations (Vice Chair) *Judiciary II *Redistricting *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2019-2020 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Capital (Chair) *Education - K-12 *Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair) *Banking (Vice Chair) *Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2017-2018 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Capital (Chair) *Appropriations - Information Technology *Education - K-12 *Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair) *Banking (Vice Chair) *Elections and Ethics Law *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2015-2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Capital (Chair) *Education - K-12 *Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair) *Banking *Elections *Judiciary I *Transportation

2013-2014 session

*Banking (Vice Chair) *Education *Agriculture *Finance *Judiciary

Electoral history

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardister, Jon 1982 births Anti-pornography activists Grimsley High School alumni Greensboro College alumni Living people Politicians from Greensboro, North Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly