Biography
Nicky Hardy is the Democratic candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6B, in the November 3, 2026 general election; she advanced from the August 11 Democratic primary.[1][2] She is an educator with a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center who lives in the Pequot Lakes area.[2][3]
Nicky Hardy was born and raised in Perham and earned a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2009 and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2014.[2][3] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said her academic training was in neuroscience, that her research focused on biomarker discovery, and that she later worked in Northwestern University's Department of Chemistry.[3]
Hardy said in the survey that she and her spouse moved back to Minnesota to settle in the Pequot Lakes area and raise their family.[3] Her stated key messages were working across partisan and rural-metro divides and accountability and honesty in government, and she named rural economics, including investment in affordable housing and the job market, as a policy interest.[3]
- 1.Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Nicky Hardy - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Nicky Hardy - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Minnesota House District 6B
Nicky Hardy is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota House District 6B as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
