Kimberly Hardy has a bachelor's degree from Morgan State University, a master's in social work from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in social work from Morgan State University. She lives in the Linden area of Cumberland County, north of Fayetteville. She is a mom and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

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Kimberly Hardy has a bachelor's degree from Morgan State University, a master's degree in social work from Ohio State University, and a doctorate in social work from Morgan State University. She lives in Linden..She is a mom and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Kimberly is an associate professor of social work at Fayetteville State University. She previously worked as an assistant professor of social work at the University of Connecticut from 2010 to 2013 and at the University of Saint Joseph from 2013 to 2016. She also worked as a school social worker. 

Kimberly is an associate professor of social work at Fayetteville State University. She previously worked as an assistant professor of social work at the University of Connecticut and the University of Saint Joseph, and as a school social worker. 

Kimberly previously ran for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District in 2024 but did not win.

Kimberly previously ran for state representative for North Carolina's 43rd District in 2022 and 2020, but did not win.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage.

Supports closing the "salary loophole" to ensure workers receive overtime pay.

Supports closing the "salary loophole" to ensure all workers receive overtime pay.

Supports eliminating taxes on tips, particularly in cash-based industries.

Supports helping local entrepreneurs, including veterans, apply for federally-backed small business loans to turn ideas into reality.

Supports helping local entrepreneurs apply for federally-backed small business loans.

Supports protecting and expanding Opportunity Zone and Community Block Development Grant programs to encourage investment in small towns.

Supports protecting and expanding Opportunity Zone and Community Block Development Grant programs.

Supports projects to improve infrastructure, including rail, internet connectivity, and port logistics.

Supports strengthening local sales programs, export markets, and pathways for new farmers.

Supports helping farmers and food processors upgrade their processing and manufacturing equipment to enhance their business operations.

Supports helping farmers and food processors upgrade their processing and manufacturing equipment.

For Candidate Kimberly Hardy on Issue economy:  
Supports keeping land productive and maintaining the farm economy by pursuing new opportunities.

Supports keeping land productive and maintaining the farm economy by pursuing new opportunities.

Supports ensuring FEMA funding remains available and readily accessible in times of need.

Supports ensuring FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funding remains available and readily accessible in times of need.

Supports advocating for tax relief options for seniors on fixed incomes.

Supports food aid programs like SNAP that assist seniors.

Supports food aid programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) that assist seniors.

- Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
- Supports closing the "salary loophole" to ensure all workers receive overtime pay.
- Supports eliminating taxes on tips, particularly in cash-based industries.
- Supports helping local entrepreneurs apply for federally-backed small business loans.
- Supports protecting and expanding Opportunity Zone and Community Block Development Grant programs.
- Supports projects to improve infrastructure, including rail, internet connectivity, and port logistics.
- Supports strengthening local sales programs, export markets, and pathways for new farmers.
- Supports helping farmers and food processors upgrade their processing and manufacturing equipment.
- Supports keeping land productive and maintaining the farm economy by pursuing new opportunities.
- Supports ensuring FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funding remains available and readily accessible in times of need.
- Supports advocating for tax relief options for seniors on fixed incomes.
- Supports food aid programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) that assist seniors.

Economy

For Candidate Kimberly Hardy on Issue public-safety:  
Advocates against the criminalization of poverty.

Advocates against the criminalization of poverty.

- Advocates against the criminalization of poverty.

Public Safety

Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid while fighting to keep health insurance premiums affordable and coverage meaningful.

Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid and fighting to keep health insurance premiums affordable.

Supports advocating for federal funds to study and address the increase in maternal and infant mortality in North Carolina.

Supports federal funding to study and address the increase in maternal and infant mortality in North Carolina.

Supports efforts to lower prescription drug costs and improve patient awareness of copay assistance programs.

Supports reducing prescription drug costs and improving patient awareness of copay assistance programs.

Supports rolling back cuts to cancer research and vital programs at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

Supports reversing cuts to cancer research and programs at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

- Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid and fighting to keep health insurance premiums affordable.
- Supports federal funding to study and address the increase in maternal and infant mortality in North Carolina.
- Supports reducing prescription drug costs and improving patient awareness of copay assistance programs.
- Supports reversing cuts to cancer research and programs at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

Healthcare

Supports protecting funds for Head Start, the Preschool Development Grant, Title I, and Career & Technical Education.

Supports protecting funds for Head Start, the Preschool Development Grant, Title I, and career and technical education.

Wants to advocate for capital improvement funds for schools, focusing on critical repairs and renovations to enhance resilience and air quality.

Supports capital improvement funds for schools, focusing on repairs and renovations to enhance resilience and air quality.

Supports restoring funding to the National Center for Educational Statistics and the Institute of Educational Sciences to improve school performance assessment and share effective educational strategies.

Supports programs that help young people develop their talents and passions, including fine arts, advanced mathematics and science, history, literature, and career skills.

Supports protecting programs and funds that support students with disabilities administered by the US Department of Education.

Supports protecting programs and funds that support students with disabilities administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

Supports uplifting community colleges and regional public universities by creating innovation hubs and pre-apprenticeship programs to help individuals launch meaningful careers without the cost of a four-year degree.

Supports uplifting community colleges and regional public universities with innovation hubs and pre-apprenticeship programs.

- Supports protecting funds for Head Start, the Preschool Development Grant, Title I, and career and technical education.
- Supports capital improvement funds for schools, focusing on repairs and renovations to enhance resilience and air quality.
- Supports restoring funding to the National Center for Educational Statistics and the Institute of Educational Sciences to improve school performance assessment and share effective educational strategies.
- Supports programs that help young people develop their talents and passions, including fine arts, advanced mathematics and science, history, literature, and career skills.
- Supports protecting programs and funds that support students with disabilities administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Supports uplifting community colleges and regional public universities with innovation hubs and pre-apprenticeship programs.

Education

Supports ensuring everyone has access to clean drinking water.

Supports infrastructure funding for coastal resilience, focusing on capturing, absorbing, and reducing runoff, as well as filtering stormwater.

Supports homegrown energy initiatives including solar, wind, and geothermal.

Supports prioritizing the cleaning and repurposing of Brownfield and Superfund sites.

Supports fast, common sense permitting rules for clean energy projects to retain utility spending within the community.

Supports continued funding for weather prediction and early warning systems.

- Supports ensuring everyone has access to clean drinking water.
- Supports infrastructure funding for coastal resilience, focusing on capturing, absorbing, and reducing runoff, as well as filtering stormwater.
- Supports homegrown energy initiatives including solar, wind, and geothermal.
- Supports prioritizing the cleaning and repurposing of Brownfield and Superfund sites.
- Supports fast, common sense permitting rules for clean energy projects to retain utility spending within the community.
- Supports continued funding for weather prediction and early warning systems.

Energy & the Environment

Supports strengthening border security through adequate funding for staffing, training, and modernization of technology.

Supports increasing the number of judges to process asylum applications and raising the bar for asylum claims to prevent misuse.

Supports creating more pathways for legal immigration, including an earned pathway to citizenship.

Supports guaranteeing counsel for children in immigration court.

Supports addressing bottlenecks at the VA by restoring funding for hiring specialists and administrative staff, and keeping facilities open to reduce wait times.

Supports addressing bottlenecks at the VA (Veteran's Administration) by restoring funding for hiring specialists and administrative staff, and keeping facilities open to reduce wait times.

For Candidate Kimberly Hardy on Issue public-safety:  
Advocates for expanding eligibility for benefits for family caregivers of disabled veterans.

 Advocates for expanding eligibility for benefits for family caregivers of disabled veterans.

Supports ensuring transportation for veterans in rural areas to access medical appointments.

- Supports strengthening border security through adequate funding for staffing, training, and modernization of technology.
- Supports increasing the number of judges to process asylum applications and raising the bar for asylum claims to prevent misuse.
- Supports creating more pathways for legal immigration, including an earned pathway to citizenship.
- Supports guaranteeing counsel for children in immigration court.
- Supports addressing bottlenecks at the VA (Veteran's Administration) by restoring funding for hiring specialists and administrative staff, and keeping facilities open to reduce wait times.
-  Advocates for expanding eligibility for benefits for family caregivers of disabled veterans.
- Supports ensuring transportation for veterans in rural areas to access medical appointments.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Advocates for reforms to reduce corruption in Congress, including full work-weeks at the Capitol, virtual public committee meetings, and disclosure of meetings with corporate lobbyists.

Advocates for full work-weeks at the Capitol, virtual public committee meetings, and disclosure of meetings with corporate lobbyists.

- Advocates for full work-weeks at the Capitol, virtual public committee meetings, and disclosure of meetings with corporate lobbyists.

Voting & Elections

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Wants to increase programs and access for resource acquisition to help individuals start new businesses and thrive in their communities.

Supports tax relief options for seniors on fixed incomes.

Supports preserving Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers for hard-working individuals.

Supports programs that help young people develop their talents and passions across various subjects, emphasizing the importance of education as a foundation for a fulfilling life.

Supports fast, common sense permitting rules for clean energy projects to retain utility spending locally.

Supports infrastructure funding to ensure coastal resilience, including systems that capture, absorb, and reduce runoff, and filter storm water.

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