Personal Information
- Businessman/Engineer
 - Born September 19, 1951 in Conway
 - Son of Catherine Allen and the late Fred B. Hardwick
 - Clemson University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1973, M.S., Environmental Engineering, 1977
 - Married to Marty Smith, 3 children, Nada, Ira, and Melissa
 - District Director, EQC, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), 1978
 - Engineering Manager Grand Strand Water and Sewer, 1978-80
 - Real Estate Developer and Consulting Engineer, 1980-
 - Past Chairman, Horry County Stormwater Advisory Board
 - Founding member, South Strand Republican Club, 2001-
 - Past member, American Society Civil Engineers
 - South Carolina Association of Realtors
 - Member, Surfside Area Rotary
 - National Society Professional Engineers
 - House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2005-, Chairman, 2011-
 - Majority Whip, 2007-10
 - Co-Chairman Rural Caucus, 2007-10
 - Member, Episcopal Church of Resurrection, Surfside Beach
  
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