Guy Urban Hardy
Guy Urban Hardy (April 4, 1872 – January 26, 1947) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Colorado for fourteen years. He was a newspaper editor and publisher for 52 years as well as president of the National Editorial Association. Three parks were established in Cañon City, Colorado as the result of his lobbying efforts: Royal Gorge, Royal Gorge Park, Temple Canyon Park, and Red Canyon Park. The Guy U. Hardy award was established to recognize individuals who preserve, protect, and advocate for outdoor recreational opportunities. Early life and education Born in Abingdon, Illinois, Hardy had two brothers. He attended the public schools, Albion Normal College in Albion, Illinois, and Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. Career He taught school in Illinois and Florida from 1890 to 1893. He had tuberculosis and moved to Cañon City, Colorado for the dry climate in 1894. He was the editor and later publisher and owner of the ''Cañon City ...
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Colorado's 3rd Congressional District
Colorado's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. It takes in most of the rural Western Slope in the state's western third portion, with a tendril in the south taking in some of the southern portions of the Eastern Plains. It includes the cities of Grand Junction, Durango, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Ignacio, and Pueblo. The district is currently represented by Republican Lauren Boebert. The district was represented from 1987 to 1993 by Ben Nighthorse Campbell before he ran for the U.S. Senate and switched parties from Democratic to Republican. The district's former representative Scott R. Tipton lost renomination in 2020 to the more conservative Boebert in what was considered a major upset. Boebert went on to win the general election on November 3, 2020, and assumed office on January 3, 2021. The district is mainly rural and leans Republican, though not as much as the neighboring 4th district. However, the Democrats have a stro ...
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