Chuck Hardwick

Charles Leighton Hardwick
Portrait of Charles Leighton Hardwick
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 1986  January 1990
Preceded byAlan Karcher
Succeeded byJoseph Doria
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 10, 1978  January 14, 1992
Preceded byFrank X. McDermott
Succeeded byMonroe Jay Lustbader
Maureen Ogden
Constituency20th District (1978–1982)
21st District (1982–1992)
Assembly Minority Leader
In office
January 1985  January 1986
Preceded byDean Gallo
Succeeded byAlan Karcher
Personal details
Born
Charles Leighton Hardwick

(1941-11-08)November 8, 1941
Somerset, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 2025(2025-02-19) (aged 83)
Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Patricia Johnson Hardwick; Sheilagh Mylott

Charles Leighton Hardwick (November 8, 1941 − February 19, 2025) was an American Republican Party politician and business leader who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey.