Kimberly Hardy is a North Carolina small-business owner, community advocate, and working-family champion running to represent North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District. Raised in southeastern North Carolina, Hardy grew up seeing firsthand how hard families work to make ends meet — and how often Washington policies fail to reflect the realities of rural and coastal communities. Her background outside of politics has shaped her people-first approach, grounded in real-world experience rather than partisan ideology.
Throughout her career, Hardy has worked closely with local families, seniors, and small businesses, building a reputation as a trusted listener and problem-solver. She has been deeply involved in community efforts focused on economic opportunity, education, and support for vulnerable neighbors. Motivated by rising costs, threats to healthcare and retirement security, and extreme politics that ignore everyday people, Hardy is running for Congress to bring accountable, values-driven leadership to NC-07. Her campaign is centered on affordability, dignity, and making sure southeastern North Carolina finally has a representative who puts people over politics.
Key Issue Stances & Priorities
- Lowering Costs for Families — Hardy is focused on reducing the cost of groceries, healthcare, housing, and utilities so families can afford to stay in the communities they love.
- Affordable Healthcare & Prescription Drugs — She supports protecting and strengthening access to affordable healthcare and lowering prescription-drug prices.
- Protecting Social Security & Medicare — Hardy strongly opposes cuts to earned benefits and believes seniors deserve security and dignity after a lifetime of work.
- Supporting Small Businesses & Workers — As a small-business owner, she understands local economic challenges and supports policies that help entrepreneurs grow and workers earn fair wages.
- Education & Opportunity — Hardy believes in strong public schools, affordable job training, and pathways to economic mobility without crushing debt.
- Putting People Over Politics — Running in a competitive district, she emphasizes independence, accountability, and service to constituents — not special interests.
I live in a district that is struggling with a lot of different issues, and so we want to have somebody who’s going to go to D.C. and who’s going to fight for us,